Humanergy Leadership Podcast

David Wheatley

Impactful leadership development. For 25 years, Humanergy has helped leaders cut through the noise and take real action. This podcast delivers straight-talking insights, practical tools, and expert strategies you can actually use—right away. Whether it’s a deep-dive conversation with an experienced coach or a quick, powerful tip from the field, every episode is designed to help you lead with clarity and impact. Practical, proven, and built for real-world leadership.

  1. 23H AGO

    Ep 244: How Do You Get Senior Leaders to Stay Strategic? (First, Change the Question)

    C-suite leaders often know their teams should be thinking strategically, and yet under pressure, those same teams keep dropping back to the tactical level. In this episode, David Wheatley, Dr. Rick Eigenbrod, and Dr. Judy Brown unpack why that keeps happening and what to do about it. The conversation starts with a reframe: the question "how do I get them to be strategic?" is itself the problem. It creates a dependency that almost guarantees teams won't take ownership. From there, they explore what actually drives the regression: unclear shared meaning of "strategic," metrics and bonuses that reward tactical behavior, the boss's own anxiety signaling what really matters, and whether team members are developmentally ready for the altitude being asked of them. Listeners will come away with a sharper diagnostic lens and a set of better questions to ask before trying to change anyone else's behavior. Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn. Sign up for our FREE leadership workshops.

    39 min
  2. Ep 243: Coaching a Leader Stuck Between a Chaotic Boss and a Frustrated Team

    MAY 1

    Ep 243: Coaching a Leader Stuck Between a Chaotic Boss and a Frustrated Team

    In this episode of The Coaching Table on the Humanergy Leadership Podcast, coaches David Wheatley and Lance Satterthwaite work through a real scenario from a leader caught between a reactive C-suite and a frustrated team. Our scenarios are either submitted directly or found in the wild on public forums. The coaches explore what conversations this leader may need to have, how to calibrate expectations using CIMA, and when it's worth asking the harder question about organizational fit. Tools and frameworks mentioned are available at humanergy.com. Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn. Sign up for our FREE leadership workshops.

    37 min

  3. APR 24

    Ep242: Grit, Power, and Strength: Leadership Lessons from Lisa Davis

    Lisa Davis spent four decades as a technology executive, often the only woman in the room. In this conversation with David Wheatley, she shares three of the nine core leadership principles from her new book, The Only Woman in the Room: grit (reframed as conviction), power (as advocacy and influence, not control), and strength (the emotional resilience executive leadership demands). They also discuss why results alone won't advance your career, the importance of male allies, and how to build a support network that sustains you through the hardest moments of leadership. Lisa's book is available now at https://www.daviscoreadvisory.com/. Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn. Sign up for our FREE leadership workshops.

    26 min

  4. APR 17

    Ep241: Roundabouts and Stop Signs: A Framework for Letting Your Team Move

    Most organizational bottlenecks aren't caused by bad people or unclear strategy. They're caused by systems that require everything to stop before anything can move forward. In this episode, David Wheatley draws on the surprisingly rich comparison between four-way stops and roundabouts to examine how leaders can shift from permission-based cultures to flow-based ones. He introduces a yield-based decision framework — a practical model that gives teams the authority to move forward on low-stakes decisions without waiting for a green light, while preserving real checkpoints for high-cost or irreversible ones. If your team feels perpetually stalled, or if you find yourself as the sign-off on things that probably shouldn't require you, this episode offers both a reframe and a concrete place to start. Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn. Sign up for our FREE leadership workshops.

    10 min

  5. APR 10

    Ep240: How Leaders Actually Use AI: The Four Choices That Shape Every Decision

    AI doesn't make leaders more thoughtful. It amplifies the choices they're already making. In this workshop recording, Mimi from Humanergy walks through the Four Choices framework (destructive, passive, productive, transformative) and applies it directly to how leaders are using AI right now. She covers what passive AI use actually looks like in everyday work, how to tell the difference between productive and transformative leadership choices, and why the real risk isn't the tool itself but the moment you stop thinking for yourself. Real examples included, plus an honest look at Mimi's own passive AI moment. A practical session for any leader who wants to be more intentional about how they work with AI. Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn. Sign up for our FREE leadership workshops.

    14 min
  6. Ep239: Building Trust: A New CEO & a Hostile Culture - The Coaching Table 1

    APR 3

    Ep239: Building Trust: A New CEO & a Hostile Culture - The Coaching Table 1

    What would you do in your first 100 days as CEO, if morale is low, trust is thin, and the team didn’t choose you? In this first episode of The Coaching Table, brought to you by the Humanergy Leadership Podcast (HLP), Humanergy coaches Jim Marshall and Corey Fernandez respond in real time to a high-stakes leadership scenario: A first-time CEO steps into a disorganized organization following leadership disruption. Resistance to change is strong. Accountability is unclear. The board expects results. Fear and hostility are in the air. With no script and no preparation, our coaches explore: • How to enter a tense environment without reinforcing fear • How to establish authority while rebuilding trust • What trust-building really looks like in the first 30, 60, 90 days • The power of non-negotiables and behavioral clarity • Why listening may be your most strategic first move • How to manage board pressure without overcorrecting • What a real “trust campaign” requires • When stakeholder mapping and leader assimilation matter This is not advice. It’s thoughtful, honest exploration of a messy, real-world leadership challenge. If you’re a CEO, executive, board member, or leadership team member navigating change, this conversation will stretch your thinking. Have a leadership situation you’d like us to explore on a future episode? Submit it through our podcast page at Humanergy.com. Leadership is about the choices you make every day. Note: The scenario discussed in this episode is based on a publicly shared situation and is not drawn from a Humanergy client engagement. Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn. Sign up for our FREE leadership workshops.

    55 min

  7. MAR 13

    Ep238: Alignment: Get it and Keep it (Free Workshop)

    Most teams believe they’re aligned. But alignment rarely breaks overnight. It drifts. Priorities shift. Roles become unclear. Communication breaks down. Before long, teams are working hard but not necessarily moving in the same direction. In this episode, Humanergy coach Quay Eady shares practical strategies leaders can use to spot alignment drift early and bring their teams back onto the same page. You’ll learn how alignment gaps often show up in three areas, priorities, roles, and behavior, and how a simple alignment recalibration conversation can help leaders restore focus, ownership, and accountability. Quay also introduces a practical model leaders can use to resolve misalignment while staying on the Green Path with Humanergy’s framework for What Great Teams Do Great. If you lead a team, manage projects, or want stronger collaboration across your organization, this conversation will give you tools you can use immediately. In this episode you’ll learn: Why alignment rarely breaks suddenly, it driftsThe three most common alignment gaps in teamsHow to clarify priorities and create focusHow role clarity improves accountability and decision-makingHow leaders reinforce behaviors that support high performanceThis workshop is part of Humanergy’s free monthly leadership series, where our coaches share practical leadership tools leaders can apply right away. You can register for upcoming sessions at:  https://humanergy.com Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn. Sign up for our FREE leadership workshops.

    15 min

  8. FEB 13

    Ep237: AI and Your Personal Board of Directors

    Throughout the session, AI is framed as a thinking partner and perspective-expander, not a decision maker. Human judgment, values, and responsibility remain central. AI is changing fast. Humans aren’t. In this episode, we explore how leaders can integrate AI thoughtfully by treating it as part of a personal board of directors rather than another tool to chase. We look at life stages, inner circles of support, and how AI can serve as a strategic partner without replacing human judgment. This conversation is for leaders who want to stay grounded, intentional, and human while navigating rapid change. Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn. Sign up for our FREE leadership workshops.

    18 min
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Impactful leadership development. For 25 years, Humanergy has helped leaders cut through the noise and take real action. This podcast delivers straight-talking insights, practical tools, and expert strategies you can actually use—right away. Whether it’s a deep-dive conversation with an experienced coach or a quick, powerful tip from the field, every episode is designed to help you lead with clarity and impact. Practical, proven, and built for real-world leadership.

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  • Creator
    David Wheatley
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    237
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Humanergy Leadership Podcast
  • Show Website
    Humanergy Leadership Podcast

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