Conversations on Leadership
Our goal is to publish podcasts that put a “pow” into your day. Our content should energize, and give you a framework for thinking big, starting small and acting now. We want to help you positively change company culture and wow you with personal, actionable insight.
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Any AI agent can give you 40 great ideas. Choosing the right one? That's still human work.
Niceness is self-focused. Kindness isn't. Lorne & Dave break down why doing hard things builds real capability, what FX's "The Bear" gets right about leadership, and hard data on what's actually worrying CEOs, mid-managers, and frontline workers in 2026.
Ted Lasso never learned what "offsides" meant. He still built one of the most beloved team cultures on television. All that and more on the latest episode of Culture Talks.
On this episode of Culture Talks, we talk about people using AI agents to write their performance reviews, and their bosses using AI agents to evaluate them.
On this episode of Culture Talks, Lorne Rubis and Dave McCauley take on two urgent topics: extreme executive perks and the growing impact of wildfires on organizations and employees.
Here’s what a carwash has taught us about leadership. Also, why the balance sheet is louder than the employee sheet.
On this episode of Culture Talks, Lorne Rubis and Dave McCauley tackle a question most leaders are afraid to ask: does employee retention actually matter anymore?
New episode of Culture Talks is live - Lorne & Dave get real about transformation as a continuous practice, and how leaders should actually handle layoffs with honesty and respect.
In the latest episode of Culture Talks, Lorne Rubis and Dave McCauley tackle "the Brilliant Jerk" - the talented, results-driven employee whose behavior is costing more than their numbers are worth.
A viral Hyrox moment becomes an uncomfortably accurate metaphor for leaders who chase wins and leave everyone else to clean up the mess.