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People Always Matter. Join Ron as he unpacks leadership with his guests.

  1. 3D AGO

    Work Gets Better When Leaders Treat Fairness Like A Social Contract

    We talk with Hanna Hasl-Kelchner about why fairness at work is a leadership issue that shapes trust, health, and performance. We break down the hidden “unwritten rules” that drag down engagement and share practical ways leaders can build a fairer culture without treating work like a transaction.  • fairness as a social contract that drives results  • why power shifts can make good leaders less curious  • the hidden costs of unfairness: productivity loss, stress, sick days, turnover, lost customer relationships  • fairness as the foundation of trust, not a wish list  • five unwritten-rule categories: approachability, recognition, bias, conflict management, workload management  • how meetings reveal culture through airtime, credit, and interruptions  • three practices to start now: stronger conflict management, better communication, better listening  Tell your friends, tag your friends, post it, share.  Connect with Ron Just Make A Difference: Leading Under Pressure by Ron Harvey “If you don’t have something to measure your growth, you won’t be self-aware or intentional about your growth.” Learn more about Global Core Strategies . . . . . Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and guests and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any organization or entity. The information provided in this podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only and should not be considered as professional advice. Listeners should consult with their own professional advisors before implementing any suggestions or recommendations made in this podcast. The speakers and guests are not responsible for any actions taken by listeners based on the information presented in this podcast. The podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice or services. The speakers and guests make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the information, products, services, or related graphics contained in this podc...

    32 min

  2. MAY 11

    Sebastian Page on the Psychology of Leadership, Strategic Patience, and Performing Under Pressure

    In this episode of Unpacked with Ron Harvey, Ron sits down with Sebastian Page, money manager, marathon runner, and author of The Psychology of Leadership, for a candid conversation about what actually separates good leaders from great ones. After 25 years in finance and after publishing scientific research in quantitative finance, Sebastian turned his attention to a different kind of question: why do high performers stress about stressing, and what can sports psychology teach us about leading under pressure? The answers challenge nearly everything popular culture tells us about leadership. Key topics and takeaways from this episode: Why the "perfect leader" stereotype is often the opposite of what works at the top levelThe difference between ego-driven and mastery-driven performance, and the handball story that explains itStrategic patience: the most underrated leadership skill, and the one question that sharpens every decisionHow transparent communication and genuinely getting to know people build trust on high-performing teamsThe Yerkes-Dodson curve: why optimal performance never happens at zero stress, and why the sweet spot depends on the task and the personWhy simple tasks reward high adrenaline and complex work requires lower activationGoal-induced blindness and the danger of obsession with measurable targets in high-performing organizationsThe three-legged stool of self-leadership: sleep, diet, and exercise, and why sleep is usually the missing legWhat Simone Biles taught the world about building rest into elite performanceRace-car pit stops as a model for sustainable leadership rhythmsPioneers versus settlers: why the fast follower often wins in businessWhy positive relationships are the most robust predictor of happiness in the research, and how to keep them honest rather than people-pleasingThe audio-video match: why leading by example matters more than what you say about vacation days or boundariesConnect with Ron Just Make A Difference: Leading Under Pressure by Ron Harvey “If you don’t have something to measure your growth, you won’t be self-aware or intentional about your growth.” Learn more about Global Core Strategies . . . . . Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and guests and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any organization or entity. The information provided in this podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only and should not be considered as professional advice. Listeners should consult with their own professional advisors before implementing any suggestions or recommendations made in this podcast. The speakers and guests are not responsible for any actions taken by listeners based on the information presented in this podcast. The podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice or services. The speakers and guests make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the information, products, services, or related graphics contained in this podc...

    49 min

  3. MAY 4

    Hire Yourself: Giuseppe Grammatico on Leaving Wall Street, Franchising, and the Power of "Why"

    What does it take to walk away from a stable, high-paying career and bet everything on yourself? In this episode of Unpacked, host Ron Harvey sits down with Giuseppe Grammatico, franchise consultant, author, and host of the Franchise Freedom podcast, to unpack the real story behind leaving Wall Street to become a business owner. Just three days after launching his first business, Giuseppe found out he was about to become a father, and what followed was a masterclass in resilience, transparency, and controlling what you can control. Giuseppe shares the practical mindset and operational decisions that helped him survive the 2008 downturn, build a profitable business, and avoid the traps that derail most aspiring entrepreneurs. From having honest financial conversations with his spouse to sharing P&L statements with his team, his approach to leadership is built on trust, preparation, and clarity of purpose. In this conversation, Ron and Giuseppe dive into: Why Giuseppe left a lucrative Wall Street career and what finally pushed him to "hire himself"How to prepare financially and emotionally before quitting your W-2 jobThe role of transparency in marriage, leadership, and team buildingHow to lead a small business through economic downturns by pivoting your customer focusWhy AI is a tool to embrace, not fear, and how leaders can prepare their teams for changeThe difference between revenue growth and profitable growth that most owners missWhy your "why" matters more than your business plan when times get hardThe five freedoms every entrepreneur should pursue, especially time freedomWhy hiring experts sooner saves more than it costsHow to avoid the "misery loves company" trap in entrepreneurshipWhether you are a corporate professional considering a leap, a small business owner navigating uncertainty, or a leader trying to build trust with your team, this episode delivers practical wisdom from someone who has lived it. Connect with Ron Just Make A Difference: Leading Under Pressure by Ron Harvey “If you don’t have something to measure your growth, you won’t be self-aware or intentional about your growth.” Learn more about Global Core Strategies . . . . . Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and guests and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any organization or entity. The information provided in this podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only and should not be considered as professional advice. Listeners should consult with their own professional advisors before implementing any suggestions or recommendations made in this podcast. The speakers and guests are not responsible for any actions taken by listeners based on the information presented in this podcast. The podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice or services. The speakers and guests make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the information, products, services, or related graphics contained in this podc...

    35 min

  4. APR 27

    Brooke Dukes: Lead Without the Bottleneck — Why Your Strategy Keeps Failing

    What if the reason your strategy keeps failing has nothing to do with the strategy itself? On this episode of Unpacked with Ron Harvey, Ron sits down with Brooke Dukes, CEO and founder of BMB Consulting, international bestselling author, and a leader with over 24 years of experience in behavioral science, neuroscience, and human design. Brooke has worked with billion-dollar companies, fortune 500 executives, and small businesses alike, and she brings a refreshingly honest perspective on why most leadership challenges are not strategy problems at all. In a wide-ranging conversation, Brooke breaks down how limiting beliefs sabotage the best-laid plans, why most leaders are the bottleneck inside their own organizations, and how slowing down is the counterintuitive key to scaling results. She also shares the deeply personal story behind her departure from corporate America at 34 — a wake-up call that reshaped her entire approach to leadership, success, and fulfillment. In this episode, Ron and Brooke unpack: Why strategy alone never solves the real problem, and the foundational beliefs that quietly undermine every initiativeHow the best leaders spend 80 percent of their time working on the business and only 20 percent in itThe cost of being the bottleneck and why control-driven leadership stalls growthHow human design, behavioral science, and neuroscience work together to reveal a leader's energetic blueprintThe GRACE communication model and the four core human needs every interaction is built aroundHow to move teams from limiting beliefs to consistent results through small, repeatable habitsWhy burnout and disconnection from purpose are signs you have overridden your own internal guidanceCommon signals it is time to call in outside help, from retention struggles to leadership styles that no longer landBrooke also shares details on Success by Design, her membership community built to make high-level coaching accessible far beyond the executive suite. Connect with Ron Just Make A Difference: Leading Under Pressure by Ron Harvey “If you don’t have something to measure your growth, you won’t be self-aware or intentional about your growth.” Learn more about Global Core Strategies . . . . . Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and guests and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any organization or entity. The information provided in this podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only and should not be considered as professional advice. Listeners should consult with their own professional advisors before implementing any suggestions or recommendations made in this podcast. The speakers and guests are not responsible for any actions taken by listeners based on the information presented in this podcast. The podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice or services. The speakers and guests make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the information, products, services, or related graphics contained in this podc...

    38 min

  5. APR 20

    A Leader’s Comeback Through Truth And Resilience

    We sit down with entrepreneur and speaker Ken Miller to talk about identity, truth, and the hard work of rebuilding a life after addiction, incarceration, and years of being stuck. We unpack what leadership really requires when you are scaling a business, earning trust, and trying to stay resilient in public and in private.  • Ken’s background from foster care to Ivy League to incarceration and entrepreneurship  • The moment that sparks Ken’s shift toward faith, truth and a new identity  • Using stories to communicate emotion, lessons learned and vision  • Leadership as allowing people to choose the mission, not forcing compliance  • Scaling a business beyond solopreneur limits through hiring talent and systems  • Getting a coach or mentor to keep ego in check and build a real plan  • Key leadership traits like confidence, vision, empathy, honesty and visible effort  • Repairing trust after mistakes through admission, responsibility and integrity  • Social media, reputation and “playing the game” without losing yourself  • Resilience for known setbacks and sudden shocks, plus how leaders support teams  LinkedIn, Ken Miller84. My phone number is 907-250-8488. Connect with Ron Just Make A Difference: Leading Under Pressure by Ron Harvey “If you don’t have something to measure your growth, you won’t be self-aware or intentional about your growth.” Learn more about Global Core Strategies . . . . . Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and guests and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any organization or entity. The information provided in this podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only and should not be considered as professional advice. Listeners should consult with their own professional advisors before implementing any suggestions or recommendations made in this podcast. The speakers and guests are not responsible for any actions taken by listeners based on the information presented in this podcast. The podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice or services. The speakers and guests make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the information, products, services, or related graphics contained in this podc...

    43 min

  6. APR 13

    Kenneth Givens on Delegating Trust, Leading Up, and Getting Out of the Way

    Ron Harvey sits down with Kenneth Givens II, Senior Project Manager at Miller Valentine Construction and published author, for a candid conversation about the leadership habits that separate good managers from truly great ones. Kenneth shares the moment he realized he was building robots instead of leaders — and the mindset shift that changed everything. Key topics and takeaways from this episode: Why stepping in to save the day is actually holding your team back — and what to do insteadThe "fourth quarter coach" principle: understanding why a coach never takes the field during a game-winning driveHow Kenneth intentionally removed himself from a high-stakes proposal to force his team to rise to the occasion — and what happenedThe power of asking for permission before giving feedback and why it changes how people receive itWhy debriefs should be led by the person receiving feedback, not the leader delivering itFocusing on input over outcome: how Kenneth evaluates decisions based on the thinking behind them, not just the resultBringing younger generations into leadership without waiting for a title to justify itWhy the fastest path to the top is bringing people with you — not climbing aloneThe importance of sincere apology and how one poor emotional reaction can require seven positive interactions to overcomeHow to manage conflict in the workplace while leaving people's dignity intactNavigating social media as a leader: being the same person online that you are in personKenneth's 90-day leadership commitment: daring to be curious rather than judgmentalKenneth Givens II is a Senior Project Manager at Miller Valentine Construction based in Columbia, South Carolina. He is also a contributing author to the fantasy anthology Fires of Retribution, available on Amazon. Connect with Ron Just Make A Difference: Leading Under Pressure by Ron Harvey “If you don’t have something to measure your growth, you won’t be self-aware or intentional about your growth.” Learn more about Global Core Strategies . . . . . Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and guests and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any organization or entity. The information provided in this podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only and should not be considered as professional advice. Listeners should consult with their own professional advisors before implementing any suggestions or recommendations made in this podcast. The speakers and guests are not responsible for any actions taken by listeners based on the information presented in this podcast. The podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice or services. The speakers and guests make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the information, products, services, or related graphics contained in this podc...

    37 min

  7. APR 6

    The Root Cause of Your Success; Super Performance with George Pesansky

    In this episode of Unpacked with Ron Harvey, Ron sits down with George Pesansky, author of Super Performance and president of My Blended Learning, a consulting firm he's led for 17 years. George brings a rare blend of military service, corporate leadership, and entrepreneurship to a conversation that challenges everything most organizations believe about performance, feedback, and growth. Here's what Ron and George unpack in this episode: The "golden hour" framework — how to identify and replicate the root causes of your success, not just your failures, and why most leaders only ever do half the equationWhat "utility" really means — and why your ability to create value is a more reliable foundation for business security than any individual client win or lossThe prison of expectations — why high-performing teams often hold back their best work, and how leaders can build cultures where full effort is safe, even when it doesn't end in a touchdownStrengths over gaps — why pouring resources into a 4-out-of-5 skill to make it a 5 is often the wrong investment, and how to organize teams around contribution instead of correctionThe entrepreneurship mindset shift — how George discovered that running your own business creates more security than corporate dependence, and what losing clients taught him about resilienceFeedback that sustains, not just improves — George's principle that "you cannot sustain what you can't explain," and why asking for three things to keep matters just as much as three things to fixWhether you're leading a factory floor, a consulting firm, or your own entrepreneurial journey, this episode delivers a practical framework for unlocking the performance that's already inside your team and yourself. Super Performance by George Pesansky is available now on Amazon and at bookstores everywhere.  Connect with George at georgetheauthor.com, myblendedlearning.com, or on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. Connect with Ron Just Make A Difference: Leading Under Pressure by Ron Harvey “If you don’t have something to measure your growth, you won’t be self-aware or intentional about your growth.” Learn more about Global Core Strategies . . . . . Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and guests and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any organization or entity. The information provided in this podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only and should not be considered as professional advice. Listeners should consult with their own professional advisors before implementing any suggestions or recommendations made in this podcast. The speakers and guests are not responsible for any actions taken by listeners based on the information presented in this podcast. The podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice or services. The speakers and guests make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the information, products, services, or related graphics contained in this podc...

    39 min

  8. MAR 30

    Knowing Yourself Is the Foundation: Kimberley Brown on Resilience, Reinvention & Showing Up

    We sit down with Kimberely D. Brown to talk about the kind of leadership that’s forged through high standards, hard pivots, and showing up with character. She shares how self-awareness, trust, and relationships shape her path from banking and affordable housing to CDFI lending and community impact. • tough leaders with high expectations shaping long-term excellence  • learning yourself through 20s, 30s, and repeated setbacks  • getting back up through upbringing, discipline, and perspective  • building trust by leading with ethics and consistent character  • having the hardest conversations with yourself before anyone else  • being qualified but unprepared, and what real readiness requires  • swallowing pride after a public pivot and planning the comeback  • relationships, mentorship, and legacy through how you make people feel  • avoiding burned bridges, especially on social media  • continuous learning to stay ahead of industry shifts and economic threats  • filling gaps as a way to find purpose beyond a paycheck  • choosing a go-to person who tells you the truth with love  Please like us, please give us some reviews, and please share it with some people that you know that can enjoy learning from us as we have fun. Connect with Ron Just Make A Difference: Leading Under Pressure by Ron Harvey “If you don’t have something to measure your growth, you won’t be self-aware or intentional about your growth.” Learn more about Global Core Strategies . . . . . Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and guests and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any organization or entity. The information provided in this podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only and should not be considered as professional advice. Listeners should consult with their own professional advisors before implementing any suggestions or recommendations made in this podcast. The speakers and guests are not responsible for any actions taken by listeners based on the information presented in this podcast. The podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice or services. The speakers and guests make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the information, products, services, or related graphics contained in this podc...

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  • Creator
    Ron Harvey
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    177
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