In The Arena With DoorTwo

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All growth starts with self-awareness. This isn’t just a podcast about leadership. It’s about the patterns that run us, the scripts we inherit, the beliefs we reinforce without even realizing it, and the habits that quietly hold us back. Most people lead not by design, but by default, from fear, from pain, from whatever's worked well enough... so far. But real impact for yourself, your team, your company, and your life, only happens when you do the deeper work. This is where we name the patterns, rewrite the scripts, and surface the beliefs that shape how you show up. Grounded in decades of behavioral science from thinkers like Litwin and Stringer, David McClelland, and Taibi Kahler, we help you build the capacity to live and lead differently. Join us In The Arena.

  1. Stop Being Misunderstood - Intent, Behavior & Impact

    APR 29

    Stop Being Misunderstood - Intent, Behavior & Impact

    Most conflict doesn't start with bad intent. It starts with the gap between what you meant, what you did, and how someone else experienced it. In this episode, Shaun Dyke sits down with Stephanie Au to break down a framework called Intent → Behavior → Impact. They also cover why leaders walk away thinking "that landed great" while their teams walk away resentful, why "advertising your intent" changes everything, and how to take ownership of the felt experience you create at work and at home. In this conversation, you'll hear: • Why only about 10% of people effectively clarify intent and check for understanding, and why that gap is the one DoorTwo gets hired to fix • A CEO whose post-COVID return-to-work mandate was meant to drive engagement and instead drove badge monitoring, resentment, and disengagement • The exact language to "advertise your intent" before a hard conversation • How confirmation bias and fundamental attribution error trap leaders in a story they don't realize they're telling • Why this is a skill, along with the smallest, low-risk way to start practicing it this week If you've ever walked away from a conversation thinking, "That's not what I meant," this one's for you. CHAPTERS 0:00 Cold open 0:30 Why this episode matters 2:03 Stephanie's engagement (and a $1,000 wedding invite) 3:52 The framework: Intent → Behavior → Impact 7:23 Case study: the return-to-work CEO who lost the room 12:18 Counsel for the sender and the receiver 14:20 How to actually "advertise your intent" 16:21 Parenting and the intent–impact gap 18:42 Why this is a skill, not a switch 20:10 Confirmation bias and the power-distance trap 22:13 Fundamental attribution error 25:30 A sender's playbook: verbal processing & advertising intent 27:32 The curse of knowledge: "start small, start safe" 31:27 A leader who got it right 33:36 Final takeaway: own the felt experience — ▶ Watch the full In the Arena series: In The Arena with DoorTwo Podcast 📬 Get our weekly leadership newsletter: DoorTwo Leadership Newsletter 🏢 Learn more about DoorTwo and our work: DoorTwo.com

    35 min
  2. Are You Living Someone Else’s Life? Bo Burick on Climbing the Wrong Mountain

    APR 15

    Are You Living Someone Else’s Life? Bo Burick on Climbing the Wrong Mountain

    Success can look right on the outside and still feel wrong on the inside. In this episode of InThe Arena, Shaun sits down with Bo Burick for an honest conversation about what happens when the life you’ve worked hard to build no longer feels fully like your own. Bo shares his path from achievement, service, and professional success into anxiety, dissatisfaction, and the growing realization that he had been following a script shaped more by expectation than alignment. Together, Shaun and Bo unpack the tension between external success and inner truth, the ways people cope when something feels off, and the courage it takes to step back and ask a harder question, “Is this really my life?” This episode is for anyone who has ever felt the quiet disconnect between who they are and who they’ve become. It is about identity, pressure, purpose, and what it means to stop climbing the wrong mountain so you can find the right one. If you’ve ever felt stuck in a life that looks good but feels off, this conversation will stay with you. ▶ Watch the full In the Arena series: In The Arena with DoorTwo Podcast 📬 Get our weekly leadership newsletter: DoorTwo Leadership Newsletter 🏢 Learn more about DoorTwo and our work: DoorTwo.com

    41 min
  3. How to Be Happier Tomorrow Than You Are Today | Mark Kasdorf

    MAR 31

    How to Be Happier Tomorrow Than You Are Today | Mark Kasdorf

    What if the things you're chasing are actually making you LESS happy, and you've designed it that way without realizing it? Mark Kasdorf bootstrapped a mobile software company into a $25M acquisition by Accenture. Then he walked away from the corner office to start over, this time building Forge, a company tackling the skilled trades labor shortage. But the most interesting thing about Mark isn't what he's built. It's how deliberately he's designed his life around it. This conversation covers Mark's framework for happiness: why he believes all desire is suffering, how he and his wife run biweekly sprint planning sessions for their marriage, the end-of-year calendar audit that changed how he spends his time, and why he thinks most high performers are great at setting goals but terrible at being honest about where they actually are. Then the conversation takes a sharp turn into AI. From vibe coding to an open-source tool called OpenClaw that controlled his home speakers, wrote messages on his living room display, and started talking to him through his Sonos. All without being told how. This is one of those episodes where you'll want to pause and rethink a few things. Connect with DoorTwo: Website: https://doortwo.com LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/doortwo

    1 hr
  4. How to Listen Like a Dog | Anna Baldwin

    MAR 11

    How to Listen Like a Dog | Anna Baldwin

    Most people can only name 2-3 people in their entire life who have truly listened to them. Not partially. Not while checking their phone. Truly listened. In this episode, DoorTwo Principal Anna Baldwin unpacks why listening is the most underdeveloped leadership skill, and why your dog might be better at it than you are. Anna draws on 20+ years of leadership experience, from leading Verizon Wireless teams to the top 1% nationally to serving as COO at two companies, to share a framework she's been using with clients for years. You'll hear about what dogs do that most leaders don't, the difference between "yes, but" and "yes, and" cultures, the Gallup finding that 10 minutes of authentic engagement per week can transform your team, and why 2025 saw the lowest employee engagement scores in years at just 31%. If you've ever walked out of a conversation wondering whether the other person heard a single word you said, this one's for you. ▶ Watch the full In the Arena series: In The Arena with DoorTwo Podcast 📬 Get our weekly leadership newsletter: DoorTwo Leadership Newsletter 🏢 Learn more about DoorTwo and our work: DoorTwo.com

    39 min
  5. Why High Performers Fix the Wrong Problems | Tech Executive Keith Butler

    FEB 24

    Why High Performers Fix the Wrong Problems | Tech Executive Keith Butler

    Most ambitious professionals don’t fail because they lack goals. They fail because they’re fixing the wrong problems. Our guest is Keith Butler, President and CRO of Observe, Inc., the cloud observability company recently acquired by Snowflake in a deal reportedly valued at approximately $1 billion. After years inside high-growth startups, Keith says the hardest part of leadership isn’t setting direction. It’s knowing, accurately, where you actually stand. Because if your starting point is wrong, everything you “improve” from there may just be reinforcing the wrong thing. In this conversation, we explore why high performers misread their current reality, how that quietly stalls careers, and the uncomfortable discipline required to see yourself clearly. If your internal map is wrong, your strategy will be wrong. If you’re serious about making it to the top of your game, this episode will challenge the way you think about feedback, growth, and the problems you’re choosing to solve. ▶ Watch the full In the Arena series: In The Arena with DoorTwo Podcast 📬 Get our weekly leadership newsletter: DoorTwo Leadership Newsletter 🏢 Learn more about DoorTwo and our work: DoorTwo.com

    43 min
  6. What’s Actually Driving You? Emotion, Action, or Imagination - Process Communication Model (Part 3 of 3)

    FEB 3

    What’s Actually Driving You? Emotion, Action, or Imagination - Process Communication Model (Part 3 of 3)

    Why is it so hard to communicate with people who lead with emotion when you don’t? Why do some people shut down and need space, while others take action and bend the rules to get results? When you understand what’s driving these behaviors, communication gets easier fast. In our third and final episode of our Process Communication Model series, we break down the last three of the six personality types and the very different ways they move through the world: • The Harmonizer, driven by emotion, connection, and being liked • The Promoter, driven by action, momentum, and intensity • The Imaginer, driven by imagination, solitude, and internal processing This episode isn’t about labeling people. It’s about understanding why people do what they do, so you can connect more easily, stop misreading intent, and interact with others in a way that actually works. This is Part 3 of a 3-part series on the Process Communication Model. If you haven’t listened to Part 1 or 2 yet, start there for the foundation (last two episodes). Watch or listen now, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss out on new insights! ▶ Watch the full In the Arena series: In The Arena with DoorTwo Podcast 📬 Get our weekly leadership newsletter: DoorTwo Leadership Newsletter 🏢 Learn more about DoorTwo and our work: DoorTwo.com

    50 min
  7. What’s Actually Driving You? Logic, Conviction, or Fun - Process Communication Model (Part 2 of 3)

    JAN 22

    What’s Actually Driving You? Logic, Conviction, or Fun - Process Communication Model (Part 2 of 3)

    Why do some people need a plan before they move forward, others want to convince you their plan is the right one, and others just want to have fun and see what happens? Why do some people need clarity before they act, others need agreement before they act, and others need freedom to act? Those differences aren’t random. They’re patterns. In Part 2 of our Process Communication Model series, we break down three of the six personality types and the very different ways they move through the world: • The Thinker, driven by logic and structure • The Persister, driven by conviction and belief • The Rebel, driven by fun, reaction, and energy You’ll start to recognize yourself quickly. And then you’ll start recognizing everyone else. This episode isn’t about labeling people. It’s about understanding why people do what they do, so you can connect more easily, stop misreading intent, and interact with others in a way that actually works. If Part 1 was the instruction manual, this is where you start reading your chapter. This is Part 2 of a 3-part series on the Process Communication Model. If you haven’t listened to Part 1 yet, start there for the foundation (last episode). Watch or listen now, and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss Part 3, where we cover the remaining personality types. ▶ Watch the full In the Arena series: In The Arena with DoorTwo Podcast 📬 Get our weekly leadership newsletter: DoorTwo Leadership Newsletter 🏢 Learn more about DoorTwo and our work: DoorTwo.com

    48 min
  8. The Secret Owner’s Manual for Being an Effective Human – Process Communication Model (Part 1 of 3)

    JAN 6

    The Secret Owner’s Manual for Being an Effective Human – Process Communication Model (Part 1 of 3)

    What if the way you think, communicate, react under pressure, and connect with others isn’t random at all? And much of your experience could actually be decoded using a very specific behavioral model. And this model could explain why certain conversations energize you while others shut you down, why stress brings out patterns you don’t recognize, and why people who care about each other still miss each other completely. In this episode, we introduce the Process Communication Model, a powerful framework originally developed in a therapeutic setting to improve human connection and outcomes. It has been used quietly for decades, helping millions of people better understand themselves and others, yet many people have never heard of it. This model reveals the patterns that run us, the lenses we use to interpret the world, and the predictable ways we respond when things go well and when they don’t. Many describe it as a secret owner’s manual for being human. In this episode, you’ll hear why self-awareness is the starting point for real change, how this model improves communication and influence, and why understanding yourself is the fastest way to improve relationships at work and at home. This episode sets the foundation. In the next two episodes, we’ll go deeper into the six personality types within the model and how they show up in everyday life. If you’ve ever felt confused by people, including yourself, this is where it starts. All growth starts with self awareness. ▶ Watch the full In the Arena series: In The Arena with DoorTwo Podcast 📬 Get our weekly leadership newsletter: DoorTwo Leadership Newsletter 🏢 Learn more about DoorTwo and our work: DoorTwo.com

    43 min
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All growth starts with self-awareness. This isn’t just a podcast about leadership. It’s about the patterns that run us, the scripts we inherit, the beliefs we reinforce without even realizing it, and the habits that quietly hold us back. Most people lead not by design, but by default, from fear, from pain, from whatever's worked well enough... so far. But real impact for yourself, your team, your company, and your life, only happens when you do the deeper work. This is where we name the patterns, rewrite the scripts, and surface the beliefs that shape how you show up. Grounded in decades of behavioral science from thinkers like Litwin and Stringer, David McClelland, and Taibi Kahler, we help you build the capacity to live and lead differently. Join us In The Arena.

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  • Creator
    DoorTwo
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 DoorTwo
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    In The Arena With DoorTwo

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