Direct Application with Matt Harrington

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Welcome to Direct Application with Matt Harrington - where our leadership approach focuses both on the head and heart of leading others. What You’ll Find on This Channel: - Podcast Episodes: Candid conversations with thought leaders, HR professionals, authors, consultants, and operators. - Solo BlogCasts: Short, solo episodes where Matt reads and expands on his weekly blog posts—covering topics like resilience, influence, change, and trust. - Leadership Trainings & Keynote Clips: Watch snippets from Matt’s live training sessions, retreats, and keynote presentations. www.HarringtonBrands.com

  1. HACE 1 DÍA

    Team Meetings Are Your Playing Field I Direct Application with Matt Harrington

    In this episode, Matt Harrington breaks down why team meetings are the true playing field of high-performance teams. Drawing from his experience on a state-championship football team, Matt explores how real excellence doesn’t happen in theory — it happens when the team is on the field, working together, making decisions, and holding each other accountable.Whether you lead a small nonprofit, a corporate team, or a growing department, this episode will help you rethink how you structure, run, and maximize the power of your team meetings.In This Episode, You’ll Learn:🏈 Why meetings are the “playing field” where team performance is made—or lost🧱 How structure drives performance, including agendas, roles, and time-bound outcomes🤝 Why accountability belongs to everyone, not just the leader🔄 The power of rotating roles to build ownership, engagement, and effectiveness📉 Why teams are 30–33% more productive when they adopt true teaming modelsDirect Application Questions to Take Into Your Week:- Did your last team meeting start on time and stay focused on outcomes (not just updates)?- Are roles—note taker, facilitator, process observer—being rotated to build accountability?- What one change can you make this week to improve the effectiveness of your next team meeting?You can dive deeper into this topic by reading the companion post: Why Your Team Meetings Aren’t Working - and What High-Performing Teams Do Differently, available now over on our website: https://www.harringtonbrands.com/theblog/2025/10/26/why-your-team-meetings-arent-working-and-what-high-performing-teams-do-differently🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube👍 Like • ❤️ Heart • 🔁 Share • ✔️ Subscribe for more leadership content that’s practical and immediately applicable.

    6 min

  2. 4 NOV

    Direct Application with Matt Harrington: Leadership Health Assessment

    In this Direct Application episode, host Matt Harrington explores what it means to build leadership health the same way we build physical fitness. As Matt approaches his 40th birthday and begins training with a personal coach, he draws key parallels between strength training and leadership training — emphasizing that real growth isn’t achieved through one-off workshops or occasional retreats, but through daily, disciplined practice. Matt challenges listeners to rethink their approach to leadership growth:💪 What’s your leadership “diet”? (What you’re reading, watching, and learning)🧠 How are you training your mental and emotional muscles for the task of leading others?🩺 When was the last time you took a leadership health assessment? Whether you’re a seasoned executive or an emerging leader, this episode will inspire you to craft a sustainable, holistic leadership fitness plan — one that includes coaching, reflection, and continuous learning. 🎧 Listen to Episode 18: Leadership Health Assessment on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube.

    6 min

  3. 28 OCT

    Team Protocols: Help/Hinder List I Direct Application with Matt Harrington

    In this episode of Direct Application, host Matt Harrington breaks down one of the most practical frameworks for high-performance teamwork: the Help/Hinder list — a simple, powerful first agreement that sets the foundation for trust, accountability, and inclusive excellence. Drawing from his blog “Help or Hinder: The First Agreement of Every Great Team” and decades of facilitation experience, Matt explores how to structure teams for success, not just assemble them. If your team’s charter defines the “why” and “what,” then this episode dives into the how: the everyday behaviors, agreements, and cultural norms that turn a group of people into a true team. Matt breaks down how simple, shared protocols like a Help/Hinder List can transform meetings, improve accountability, and create environments where every voice is valued. 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or watch on YouTube 👉 Based on the blog: Help or Hinder: The First Agreement of Every Great Team

    7 min

  4. 21 OCT

    Leadership and Teaming I Direct Application with Matt Harrington

    In this reflective episode, Matt looks back on his early experiences learning about teamwork alongside his late mother and mentor, Deborah Mackin, a leader in building high-performance, team-based cultures.Matt shares how Deb often began her work with Fortune 500 companies by trying to convince them not to implement teams (the opposite of why they called on her). Her reasoning was straightforward: “The biggest thing about teaming, and the reason I’m trying to convince you not to do it, is because it requires full commitment from leadership to truly change the culture.”This episode explores why teaming isn’t a short-term solution but a sustained practice that depends on consistent leadership behavior. Matt outlines what real leadership commitment looks like—clarifying purpose, investing in people, modeling collaboration, and recognizing progress along the way.Also check out this post by Matt: https://www.harringtonbrands.com/theblog/2025/9/29/leaderships-long-game-why-top-commitment-is-the-bedrock-of-high-performance-teams

    5 min

  5. 14 OCT

    Responsible Authenticity: Owning Your Story at Work Without Losing Your Seat

    An Interview with Cat O’Shaughnessy Coffrin on Direct Application with Matt Harrington What does it really mean to be authentic at work - without oversharing, burning out, or losing your leadership credibility? In this episode of Direct Application, host Matt Harrington sits down with Cat O’Shaughnessy Coffrin — executive communications strategist, founder of CaptivatingCo. She has partnered with global brands like Bayer, Starbucks, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce - guiding executives, founders, and C-suites through brand positioning, internal comms, and leadership storytelling. She’s also a published thought leader, with bylines or features in Fast Company, Business Insider, The Business Journals, Medium, and more —where she unpacks the human side of leadership, communication, and culture. Together, they explore: How to lead with honesty without oversharingThe risks and rewards of personal storytelling in professional spacesWhy Millennials' search for purpose has sometimes led to self-exploitationHow Gen Z is shifting the authenticity conversation- The balance between personal brand and company identityWhat it means to show up authentically on a Monday morning—especially when the stakes are high Cat shares her journey of building a consulting business while navigating divorce, grief, and reinvention - and how radical honesty on LinkedIn helped her grow her audience from 5,000 to 17,000 in under a year. Whether you're a CEO, team lead, HR professional, or rising talent, this conversation unpacks how to own your voice without losing your seat at the table. 📝 Resources mentioned in the show: https://www.captivatingco.com/tipsandtools/free-resources-writing-prompts-amp-writing-calendar 🎧 Available on Spotify, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your leadership content. #AuthenticityAtWork #LeadershipPodcast #CatCofflin #ExecutiveCommunications #PersonalBrand #DirectApplication #FearlessLeadership #LinkedInGrowth #AuthenticLeadership #MillennialLeadership #GenZWorkplace

    52 min

  6. 7 OCT

    Speed vs. Momentum I Direct Application with Matt Harrington

    In this quick episode, I add to a recent post I did on speed versus momentum. Speed gets you started, but momentum keeps you going. Discover how to show early wins, sustain long-term results, and lead your team with clarity and purpose in a world obsessed with moving fast. 5 Questions we should be asking our teams is this speed or momentum: 1). What’s driving this push? Are we responding to the tyranny of the urgent (stakeholder optics, deadlines, short-term pressures), or are we aligned with our long-term strategic vision? 2). Are we showing progress or just movement? Can we point to small wins that build toward the larger goal, or are we just moving fast without creating sustainable traction? 3). Do we have the energy to sustain this pace? If conditions shift tomorrow, can our team continue at this level—or are we sprinting in a way that risks burnout and breakdown? 4). Is communication keeping up with our actions? Are we telling the story of progress—helping people feel the momentum—or are we moving so fast that clarity and connection are getting lost? 5). What does success look like in six months? In six years? Does our current approach position us to win just the quarter, or are we building momentum that will still matter in the long run? Also read my previous post: https://www.harringtonbrands.com/theblog/2025/9/20/speed-momentum-and-the-20-mile-march

    4 min

  7. 30 SEP

    Teams & Conflict I Direct Application with Matt Harrington

    Conflict in teams isn’t something to fear—it’s a sign of growth. In this episode, Matt Harrington unpacks Bruce Tuckman’s famous storming stage of team development and explains why conflict is not only natural but necessary. Healthy disagreement signals that a team is maturing, moving beyond surface-level cooperation, and learning to navigate real challenges together. Matt also explores how innovation depends on conflict. True creativity comes from diverse perspectives, differing opinions, and even controversial ideas clashing to spark new solutions. Without conflict, teams risk settling into groupthink and missing opportunities for breakthrough innovation. Whether you lead a workplace team, manage volunteers, or collaborate across sectors, this episode will help you reframe conflict as a catalyst for trust, growth, and high performance.

    4 min

  8. 23 SEP

    Building A Baby Crib Without Instructions Is Like a Team Without Its Charter I Direct Application with Matt Harrington

    Ever tried putting together a baby crib (or any piece of furniture) without the instructions? Frustrating, confusing, and usually ending with extra screws left over. That’s exactly what it feels like when we ask our teams to perform without clear guidelines, purpose, and structure. In this episode of Direct Application, Matt Harrington dives deeper into the concept of the Team Charter - the roadmap that keeps teams aligned, accountable, and moving toward high performance. Matt explains why teams get stuck in confusion and conflict, and how a well-crafted charter clarifies mission, roles, decision-making, and expectations. If you’re leading a board, committee, project team, or organization, this episode will give you practical insight into how to design a framework for trust, accountability, and results.

    7 min
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Welcome to Direct Application with Matt Harrington - where our leadership approach focuses both on the head and heart of leading others. What You’ll Find on This Channel: - Podcast Episodes: Candid conversations with thought leaders, HR professionals, authors, consultants, and operators. - Solo BlogCasts: Short, solo episodes where Matt reads and expands on his weekly blog posts—covering topics like resilience, influence, change, and trust. - Leadership Trainings & Keynote Clips: Watch snippets from Matt’s live training sessions, retreats, and keynote presentations. www.HarringtonBrands.com

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