Lead the People

Lead the People

Hosted by: Matt Poepsel, PhD

Lead The People is your guide to unlocking your true potential as an authentic leader. Hosted by Dr. Matt Poepsel—The Godfather of Talent Optimization—this podcast dives deep into the art and science of what it takes...

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#99: How to Lead from the Middle with Jeff Sigel

Jeff Sigel is an author, coach, and consultant who is passionate about creating better work environments and more fulfilling careers for middle managers everywhere. After over 20 years of corporate experience at...
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#98: Peering Into the Future with Jason Cochran

Jason Cochran brings a unique blend of business savvy and psychological insight to his work as a business consultant and organizational psychologist with humanworks8. Ranked among the top 10 global thought leaders in...
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#97: How to Practice Imperfectionism with Oliver Burkeman

Oliver Burkeman is the author of the New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller Four Thousand Weeks, about embracing limitation and finally getting round to what counts, along with The Antidote: Happiness for People...
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#96: HR Horror Stories (and How to Avoid Them) with Jackie Dube

Jackie Dube has over two decades of human resources and talent optimization experience. She has dedicated her career to the belief that the heart of any successful business lies in its people. Currently serving as the...
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#95: Building Your Best Team Ever with David Burkus

One of the world’s leading business thinkers, David’s forward-thinking ideas and bestselling books are changing how companies approach leadership, teamwork, and collaboration. A skilled researcher and inspiring...
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#94: The 5 C's of Leadership Capital with Archie L. Jones, Jr.

Archie L. Jones, Jr. is an accomplished author, educator, speaker, advisor and investor. As the founder and CEO of NxGen COACH Network™ , he draws from his own leadership journey to empower and coach the next...
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#93: The Essence of Agency and Impact with Mandolen Mull

Dr. Mandolen Mull is the Founder of MullMentum Consulting, a bespoke leadership development firm. Having held leadership roles in healthcare, property preservation, logistical distribution, and higher education prior...
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#BONUS: Empowering Excellence and Maximizing Potential with Genelle Taylor Kumpe

Genelle Taylor Kumpe has devoted her career to issues that transform our community, empower others and advocate for women and children. Her background in education, entrepreneurship and community service makes her...
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#92: How to Foster a Strategic HR Relationship with Alex Seiler

Alex has 15+ years of global experience in the People/HR space. He has spent time working in different industries and for companies like Citi, NBCUniversal and WeWork, amongst others. His specific expertise has...
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#91: Doing Good and Being Good with Tammy Day

For the past twenty years, Tammy Day has helped businesses, organizations, and individuals do more good by connecting people, ideas, and community assets. As an owner of Daycos, Inc., one of a handful of Nebraska B...
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#90: How to Build an Emotionally Intelligent World with Mark Baker and Theran Knighton-Fitt

Mark is the CEO and Co-Founder of Mygrow. He is an Organisational Psychologist specialising in the development of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and organisational culture. His work in neuroscience, leadership and...
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#89: What it Takes to Land Top Talent with Bonnie Dilber

Bonnie manages the business recruiting team at Zapier, a SaaS company in the automation space. She is also a content creator with over 500k followers across LinkedIn, TikTok and Instagram, and writes two newsletters...
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