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Cash Flow: The Make-or-Break Factor Every Small Business Owner Must Master | Ep 421
September 04, 2025

Youre listening to Leadership Powered by Common Sense with your host, Doug Thorpe. Heres Doug. Introduction: Why Cash Flow Can Make or Break Your Business Today were going to hit a big topic that impacts all small business. Its about cash flow. If yo

Bloom Where You’re Planted: Creating Inclusive Leadership and Building Personal Brand | Ep 420
September 02, 2025

Well, hello again everyone. I hope youre having a great day, whatever time of day it might be for you. This is Doug Thorpe, and youre listening to another episode of leadership powered by Common Sense. Today, Ive got a gentleman who has spent much of

Stop Employee Flight Risk | Ep 419
August 28, 2025

Introduction Announcer You are listening to Leadership Powered by Common Sense with your host, Doug Thorpe. Heres Doug. Doug Thorpe Today Im going to be talking about the great talent escape. Did you know youre probably one LinkedIn message away from

Balancing Caregiving and Career: Finding Strength in Life’s Most Challenging Moments | Ep 418
August 26, 2025

Introduction Today, my guest is going to help us with an area that I think is a concern and probably often goes unspoken. It has to do with the idea of if you are someone who is working hard at work, but you have the burden of a loved one at a home who n

The Book PUBLISHING Expert: ‘Why 99% Never Become Authors!’ | Ep 417
August 21, 2025

Introduction Doug: Well, hello again, everyone. This is Doug Thorpe, and youre listening to another episode of leadership Powered by Common Sense. Today, my guest is going to help us understand the possibility of if if youre a leader out there and you

The CEO’s SECRET: Why Your Business WON’T Scale! | Ep 416
August 19, 2025

Executive Summary In this transformative episode of Leadership Powered by Common Sense, host Doug Thorpe interviews Cam Lawson from ninety.io about the critical importance of business operating systems for small ...The post The CEOs SECRET: Why Your Bu

How Can Middle Managers Transform Corporate Vision into Actionable Goals? | Ep 415
August 14, 2025

Well, hey, everybody, this is Doug, and youre on another episode of Leadership Powered by Common Sense. Its a pleasure to meet with you today or hear or be speaking to you today. My guest is named Jennifer Jensen. She is someone who works in leadership

The AI Revolution is Here: How One Stanford Expert Replaced His Entire Marketing Team with 48 AI Agents | Ep 414
August 12, 2025

Small business owners, prepare to have your minds blown. Todays guest, Jacob Bank, is living proof that the future of business isnt about hiring more peopleits about building smarter AI systems. As a former Stanford AI researcher who sold his company

The CEO’s Guide to Hybrid Publishing: Turn Your Leadership Story Into a Bestselling Book | Ep 413
August 07, 2025

Introduction: Amanda Johnson and Her Mission Well, hello again, everyone. This is Doug Thorpe, and youre listening to Leadership Powered by Common Sense. Today, my guest is going to help us with an interesting topic that if youre a leader in a particul

WORKPLACE CONFLICT is at an ALL-TIME HIGH! | Ep 412
August 05, 2025

Workplace conflict has reached epidemic proportions. According to groundbreaking research by conflict resolution expert Karin Hurt, a staggering 70% of professionals report experiencing significantly more workplace conflict than just a ...The post WORKP