Scale UP & Grow with Mary Ricketts, MBA

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Leadership. Culture. Executive Clarity. Real Conversations. Welcome to Scale Up & Grow with Mary Ricketts, MBA, the podcast for leaders, executives, business owners, HR professionals, board members, and decision-makers who are serious about improving leadership effectiveness, organizational culture, team performance, and business results. Hosted by executive coach, leadership strategist, keynote speaker, and CEO Mary Ricketts, MBA, this podcast goes beyond leadership theory and tackles the real challenges organizations face every day. Through the Leadership Unfiltered series and other executive-focused conversations, Mary shares practical insights, leadership lessons, organizational observations, and candid discussions about the issues impacting today's workplaces. Topics include: • Executive Leadership• Leadership Development• Organizational Culture• Executive Team Alignment• Leadership Communication• Employee Engagement• Accountability• Workplace Trust• Leadership Blind Spots• Difficult Conversations• Executive Coaching• Team Performance• Change Leadership• Psychological Safety• Leadership Effectiveness• Board and Executive Team Dynamics Whether you're leading a department, an organization, a school district, a nonprofit, a government agency, or a Fortune 500 team, you'll gain actionable insights to help you navigate complexity, strengthen leadership capacity, and create healthier, higher-performing organizations. This is not leadership fluff. These are real conversations for leaders navigating real organizational pressure. Because leadership looks very different behind closed doors. Learn more about Executive Coaching, Executive Briefings, Leadership Workshops, and Keynote Presentations with Mary Ricketts, MBA at www.tptrainingcenter.com and www.MaryRicketts.com  Scale Up & Grow with Mary Ricketts, MBA Helping leaders move from reactive leadership to intentional Executive Clarity™. Welcome, and let's get started! 🎉https://calendly.com/tptrainingcenter

Episodes

  1. Jun 8

    EPISODE 4: Why High Performers Quietly Disconnect From Leadership

    EPISODE 4: Why High Performers Quietly Disconnect From Leadership Most leaders are shocked when a high-performing employee resigns. They say things like: "I didn't see it coming." "They never said anything." "I thought they were happy." But the truth is, high performers rarely disconnect overnight. They disconnect gradually. Silently. Professionally. And leadership often misses every warning sign. In this episode of Leadership Unfiltered, executive coach and leadership strategist Mary Ricketts explores why some of the organization's most talented, committed, and reliable employees quietly disengage from leadership long before they leave the organization. This isn't simply a retention issue. It's a leadership issue. And in many organizations, it's an Executive Clarity™ issue. In this conversation, you'll discover: • Why high performers often receive the least amount of leadership attention • The hidden connection between leadership effectiveness and employee retention • How trust begins to erode inside organizations • The warning signs of disengagement leaders frequently overlook • Why top talent often disconnects before leadership notices • The organizational costs of losing high-performing employees • How leadership confusion, inconsistent communication, and lack of accountability impact retention • Why employee engagement is often a reflection of leadership behavior • The leadership practices that create trust, commitment, and long-term retention This episode is designed for: • CEOs • Executive Leaders • HR Executives • Senior Leadership Teams • Board Members • Superintendents • Business Owners • Organizational Decision Makers • Talent and Culture Leaders If your organization is struggling with employee retention, disengagement, turnover, leadership effectiveness, workplace culture, communication challenges, accountability, or executive team alignment, this conversation will challenge how you think about keeping your best people. Because high performers don't usually leave because they stop caring. Many leave because they cared for too long without seeing meaningful leadership change. ABOUT MARY RICKETTS Mary Ricketts is an Executive Coach, Leadership Strategist, Keynote Speaker, and CEO of Turning Point Training & Development. Through Executive Clarity™, executive coaching, executive team development, leadership workshops, executive briefings, and keynote presentations, she helps organizations strengthen leadership effectiveness, improve communication, build trust, develop stronger cultures, and create high-performing teams. If this episode challenged your thinking, subscribe, share it with another leader, and join us for future Leadership Unfiltered conversations designed for leaders navigating real organizational pressure—not leadership theory. Executive Leadership | Employee Retention | Executive Coaching | Leadership Development | Leadership Effectiveness | Organizational Culture | Workplace Culture | Employee Engagement | Executive Team Alignment | Leadership Communication | Leadership Accountability | Talent Retention | Organizational Effectiveness | Executive Development | Team Performance | Leadership Strategy | Executive Clarity | High-Performance Teams | Workplace Trust | Change Leadership Support the show

  2. Jun 4

    EPISODE 3: The Leadership Blind Spots Costing Organizations More Than Money

    EPISODE 3: The Leadership Blind Spots Costing Organizations More Than Money Most organizations don't struggle because leaders don't care. They struggle because leaders can't see what they can't see. The most expensive leadership challenges rarely begin as financial problems. They begin as leadership blind spots—unseen gaps that impact trust, communication, employee engagement, executive team alignment, decision-making, organizational culture, and overall performance. In this episode of Leadership Unfiltered, executive coach and leadership strategist Mary Ricketts explores the hidden leadership risks that often go unnoticed until organizations begin experiencing turnover, disengagement, low trust, poor communication, declining morale, leadership team tension, and stalled growth. You'll discover: • Why leadership blind spots exist at every level of leadership • The difference between leadership intention and organizational impact • How executive leaders unknowingly create confusion, frustration, and disengagement • The hidden costs of leadership blind spots that never appear on financial reports • Why executive teams often overestimate alignment • How trust, culture, accountability, and leadership credibility are affected by what leaders fail to see • The warning signs organizations ignore before performance begins to decline • Why high-performing leaders actively seek feedback, challenge assumptions, and prioritize Executive Clarity™ This episode is designed for: • CEOs • Executive Leaders • Senior Leadership Teams • HR Executives • Board Members • Superintendents • Department Leaders • Business Owners • Organizational Decision Makers If your organization is experiencing communication breakdowns, leadership challenges, culture concerns, accountability gaps, employee disengagement, executive team misalignment, or difficulty navigating change, this conversation will challenge how you think about leadership effectiveness. Because the greatest leadership risk is often not what you know. It's what you don't know you can't see. ABOUT MARY RICKETTS Mary Ricketts is an Executive Coach, Leadership Strategist, Keynote Speaker, and CEO of Turning Point Training & Development. Through Executive Clarity™, executive coaching, executive team development, leadership workshops, executive briefings, and keynote presentations, she helps organizations strengthen leadership effectiveness, organizational culture, communication, accountability, and team performance. If this episode challenged your thinking, subscribe, share it with another leader, and join us for future Leadership Unfiltered conversations designed for leaders navigating real organizational pressure—not leadership theory. Executive Leadership | Executive Coaching | Leadership Development | Organizational Culture | Leadership Communication | Executive Team Alignment | Employee Engagement | Workplace Culture | Leadership Effectiveness | Strategic Leadership | Executive Clarity | Leadership Accountability | Team Performance | Organizational Effectiveness | Leadership Blind Spots | Change Leadership | Executive Development | Leadership Strategy Support the show

  3. Jun 1

    Episdoe 2: Your Team Isn't Burned Out — They're Exhausted From Leadership Confusion

    Your Team Isn't Burned Out — They're Exhausted From Leadership Confusion Burnout has become the explanation for almost everything in today's workplace. Low engagement? Burnout. Turnover? Burnout. Poor morale? Burnout. Declining performance? Burnout. But what if we're diagnosing the wrong problem? In this episode of Leadership Unfiltered, executive coach and leadership strategist Mary Ricketts challenges one of the most common assumptions leaders make about employee exhaustion. Many employees are not overwhelmed by the amount of work they have to do. They are overwhelmed by unclear priorities, conflicting expectations, inconsistent communication, constant organizational changes, and leadership teams that are not aligned. Employees can handle hard work. What they struggle to handle is uncertainty. In this powerful conversation, Mary explores: • The difference between employee burnout and leadership confusion • Why unclear expectations create frustration, disengagement, and turnover • How leadership teams unintentionally create confusion inside organizations • The hidden cost of inconsistent communication and shifting priorities • Why employees stop contributing when clarity disappears • The leadership behaviors that build trust, alignment, and accountability • Questions every executive team should be asking themselves right now If you are a CEO, executive leader, HR professional, superintendent, department leader, board member, or organizational decision-maker, this episode will challenge how you think about employee engagement, workplace culture, leadership communication, and organizational performance. Because sometimes the problem isn't employee burnout. Sometimes the problem is leadership clarity. ABOUT MARY RICKETTS Mary Ricketts is an Executive Coach, Leadership Strategist, Keynote Speaker, and CEO of Turning Point Training & Development. Through Executive Clarity™, executive coaching, leadership workshops, executive briefings, and keynote presentations, she helps organizations strengthen leadership effectiveness, communication, accountability, trust, and organizational culture. If this episode resonated with you, subscribe, share it with another leader, and join us for future conversations designed for leaders navigating real organizational pressure—not leadership theory. MaryRicketts.com Turning Point Training & Development support@tptrainingcenter.com Support the show

  4. May 5

    Episode 1: Why Smart Leadership Teams Still Fail Each Other

    Why Smart Leadership Teams Still Fail Each Other Some of the smartest leadership teams are still struggling with: communication breakdowns,leadership misalignment,executive tension,reactive decision-making,and declining trust across teams.And most organizations do not recognize the damage until culture, morale, retention, or performance begins to suffer. In this episode of Leadership Unfiltered, executive coach and leadership strategist Mary Ricketts pulls back the curtain on what really happens behind closed leadership doors. This conversation explores: • Why leadership teams become misaligned • The hidden cost of reactive leadership • How inconsistency damages trust • Why employees often recognize leadership dysfunction before executives do • The leadership blind spots impacting organizational culture and performance This is not leadership theory. This is the real conversation executives, HR leaders, boards, and leadership teams need to hear. If you lead people, departments, teams, or organizations — this episode will challenge how you think about leadership alignment, communication, accountability, and culture. Mary Ricketts, MBA is the CEO of Turning Point Training & Development and creator of Executive Clarity™, helping organizations strengthen leadership effectiveness, communication, trust, and team alignment through executive coaching, leadership workshops, executive briefings, and keynote presentations. #ExecutiveLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #OrganizationalCulture #ExecutiveCoaching #LeadershipCommunication Support the show

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Leadership. Culture. Executive Clarity. Real Conversations. Welcome to Scale Up & Grow with Mary Ricketts, MBA, the podcast for leaders, executives, business owners, HR professionals, board members, and decision-makers who are serious about improving leadership effectiveness, organizational culture, team performance, and business results. Hosted by executive coach, leadership strategist, keynote speaker, and CEO Mary Ricketts, MBA, this podcast goes beyond leadership theory and tackles the real challenges organizations face every day. Through the Leadership Unfiltered series and other executive-focused conversations, Mary shares practical insights, leadership lessons, organizational observations, and candid discussions about the issues impacting today's workplaces. Topics include: • Executive Leadership• Leadership Development• Organizational Culture• Executive Team Alignment• Leadership Communication• Employee Engagement• Accountability• Workplace Trust• Leadership Blind Spots• Difficult Conversations• Executive Coaching• Team Performance• Change Leadership• Psychological Safety• Leadership Effectiveness• Board and Executive Team Dynamics Whether you're leading a department, an organization, a school district, a nonprofit, a government agency, or a Fortune 500 team, you'll gain actionable insights to help you navigate complexity, strengthen leadership capacity, and create healthier, higher-performing organizations. This is not leadership fluff. These are real conversations for leaders navigating real organizational pressure. Because leadership looks very different behind closed doors. Learn more about Executive Coaching, Executive Briefings, Leadership Workshops, and Keynote Presentations with Mary Ricketts, MBA at www.tptrainingcenter.com and www.MaryRicketts.com  Scale Up & Grow with Mary Ricketts, MBA Helping leaders move from reactive leadership to intentional Executive Clarity™. Welcome, and let's get started! 🎉https://calendly.com/tptrainingcenter

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