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132: Clarifying Your Intentions Before Asking Will Change Everything" (reflections on Steve Toomey)
🧠 Erik’s Take After sitting down with Steve Toomey, Erik found himself less interested in the mechanics of questions—and more interested in the conditions that make them meaningful. The original goal was simple: reverse engin...
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March 27, 2026
132: Clarifying Your Intentions Before Asking Will Change Everything" (reflections on Steve Toomey)
🧠 Erik’s Take After sitting down with Steve Toomey, Erik found himself less interested in the mechanics of questions—and more interested in the conditions that make them meaningful. The original goal was simple: reverse engin...
March 25, 2026
131: Steve Toomey: "Are You Asking to Understand, or to Respond?"
In this long-awaited conversation, Erik sits down with longtime friend and mentor Steve Toomey to unpack the art of curiosity, the discipline of presence, and the quiet power of asking better questions. They explore why inter...
March 23, 2026
130: "Can You Tell The Difference Between Growth Stress and Burnout Stress?" ft. Alli Murphy
In this conversation, Erik and Alli explore a powerful new concept spreading through the workplace: “quiet cracking.” Together they unpack the subtle signals leaders should watch for, the fine line between healthy stress and ...
March 20, 2026
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 ...
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...
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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