Leadership Powered by Common Sense

Leadership Powered by Common Sense


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Outgrowing the Success You Thought You Wanted | Ep 450
December 18, 2025

Well, hello again, everyone. This is Doug Thorpe, and youre listening to Leadership Powered by Common Sense. Today were going to hit a topic that I certainly find in a lot of my clients. And that is the idea of what happens when you outgrow the success

Seven Employee Needs Leaders Must Meet | Ep 449
December 16, 2025

Introduction Hello again everyone. This is leadership powered by common sense. And Im Doug Thorpe, your cruise director and tour guide today. I am looking forward to this episode. My guest is a gentleman. I had a good fortune to meet through some mutual

Building Leaders From The Ground Up | Ep 448
December 11, 2025

Leadership Lessons from the Trenches: A Conversation with UPS Veteran Noel Massie Introduction Well, hello again, everyone. greetings from wherever you may be. This is Doug Thorpe and another episode of leadership powered by Common Sense. Im excited tod

Leadership Lessons from Software Disasters | Ep 447
December 09, 2025

Well, hello again everyone. This is leadership powered by common sense. And Im your tour guide, Doug Thorpe. Today were going to delve into the area of supply chain risk and environmental. My guest is an expert in that field. Shes spent a career build

Ethics Driven Business Success With A Purpose | Ep 446
December 04, 2025

Introduction Well, hey, everybody, its good to be back with you again. A pleasure that youre joining us today. Were going to talk about, part information load and overload and the integrity and quality of information, as well as hearing from an entrepr

Leadership EXPERT: ‘Imposter Syndrome KILLS Confidence’ | Ep 445
December 02, 2025

AI Wont Replace Leadership Hey, everybody, its good to have you back. This is Doug Thorpe, and youre listening to Leadership Powered by Common Sense. Today were going to focus a little bit in the larger scale business world. Were going to talk about

Purpose-Driven Business Transformation Strategies Today | Ep 444
November 25, 2025

Introduction Well, hello again everyone. This is Doug, and thanks for hopping in on another episode today. My guest is going to help us understand innovation and sustainability, among probably some other things. Hes a well accomplished entrepreneur and

Breaking Free From Achievement Addiction | Ep 443
November 20, 2025

Introduction Well, hello again, everyone. Great to be with you this day. I have a friend and colleague whos joining us in our discussion, and were going to talk more today about the entrepreneurial world, the founder owner mindset and some of the challe

How to Transform Teams With Power Skills | Ep 442
November 18, 2025

Introduction Well, hello again everyone. Today were going to dive into the world of, some executive coaching and, specifically some models about leading teams and building the right kind of culture in the face of, failures you may encounter in, challeng

Overcoming Founder-itis Through Better Leadership | Ep 441
November 13, 2025

Introduction Well, hello again, everyone. This is Doug Thorpe, and youre listening to another episode of The Leadership Powered by Common Sense. Today, my guest is a fellow business coach, advisor, sensei, guru, whatever you want to call him. Like an ol