129: "Are You Riding Your Career Train Intentionally?" (lessons from Pattie Dale Tye)

🧠 Erik’s Take This conversation with Pattie Dale Tye hit on something deeply practical—and deeply uncomfortable. Most of us didn’t intentionally choose our careers based on our aptitudes. We drifted. We followed prestige. We ...

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March 20, 2026

129: "Are You Riding Your Career Train Intentionally?" (lessons from Pattie Dale Tye)

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March 18, 2026

128: "What Is It to Go from Ordinary to Extra-Ordinary?" ft. Pattie Dale Tye

Pattie Dale Tye doesn’t just talk about extraordinary careers—she’s lived one. From a small Southern town to leading multi-billion-dollar divisions at companies like AT&T and Humana, Pattie Dale built a 30+ year C-suite caree...

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March 16, 2026

127: "Psychological Safety is Making Disagreement Safe" ft. Alli Murphy

In this conversation with co-host Alli Murphy, Erik unpacks one of the most misunderstood (and most powerful) leadership dynamics in modern workplaces: psychological safety. From Google’s Project Aristotle to real-life storie...

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March 13, 2026

126: "Do Catalytic Moments Really Exist?" (lessons from Jake Stahl)

🧠 Erik's Take This conversation with Jake Stahl wasn’t just about communication. It was about redemption. Jake shared the origin story behind Own the Room , and it didn’t begin in a boardroom—it began in addiction. After knee...

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March 11, 2026

125: "Can You Win a Deal Before the Close?" ft. Jake Stahl

Jake Stahl returns to the show with a powerful message: winning deals isn’t about talking more—it’s about reading the room better. This conversation goes beyond sales tactics. It’s about emotional intelligence, pattern recogn...

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March 9, 2026

124: "Are You Climbing a Ladder You Don’t Even Want to Be On?" ft. Alli Murphy

When Alli Murphy’s “not-an-SVP” LinkedIn post sparked hundreds of comments and DMs, it revealed something deeper: a quiet crisis around success. In this episode, Erik and returning co-host Alli unpack the generational tension...

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