My guest for Episode #9 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Jonathon Hensley, the CEO and Chief Creative Offer at Emerge Interactive, where he works with clients to transform business strategies, …
“How’s That Working for You?” — The Leadership Question That Ended Command-and-Control
One simple question helped Jamie V. Parker unlearn years of command-and-control leadership—and finally reach a capable manager who felt overwhelmed, anxious, and stuck. In this episode, she shares the …
Matt Granados on Being the Last to Know, Professionally or Personally
My guest for Episode #7 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Matt Granados, the cofounder of LifePulse, Inc., a consulting, coaching, and speaking organization. He is also the author of the …
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Brenda Batista on Communicating a Difficult Fact to a Client
Joining me for Episode #6 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Brenda Batista, the president of her firm Inspiring Company Culture. She's an engineer and an attorney -- she's a management consultant …
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Don’t Compromise the Standard: Leadership Lessons from Operations — Billy Ray Taylor
My guest for Episode #5 is Billy Ray Taylor, who reflects on a career-defining mistake—compromising leadership standards—and the lessons that shaped his approach to culture and …
When a Consulting Client Rejected the Solution: Jim Benson on Assumptions and Humility
What do you do when a client throws out the very system you helped them create? In this episode, Jim Benson shares a humbling consulting mistake that reshaped how he thinks about assumptions, client …






