I first picked Gayle up back in May, 2017. With her, was Mick Ebeling, and I heard about Mick’s philosophy “to help one to help many.” The next journey, before the BIG ONE, that I can remember, she brought Greg McKeown with her, “Achieving More by Choosing Less.” My first leadership lesson on the importance of prioritisation.
The journey that made me a subscriber, Anders Ericsson on “Peak Performance.” Back then I wrote “simply fascinating.”
I am, again, back commuting, back listening, and catching up on missed episodes. CM 291: Dan Dwork is on Leading in an Emergency and CM 288: Charles Feltman on a New Understanding of Trust.
I am again benefiting from Gayle’s twenty years of interview experience as the creator of the “Curious Minds” at Work podcast. Her thoughtful, probing questions, and the generosity with which she shares the mic, gives her listeners the very best chance to seek clarity and professional growth.
This past week: CM 286: Chris Lipp on Stepping into Your Personal Power.
In a world where influence often hinges on how well we communicate, Chris Lipp encourages us to lead with, and communicate with clarity and conviction. Personal power is less dominance than it’s about authenticity, lean into vulnerability, structure our narratives with intention, and connect emotionally with our audience.
Lipp asks: Do leaders [you] want to be in the spotlight? Or out of it and in the dark? Most people, we are told, instinctively choose one or the other. Both answers are wrong. The real power lies in being the one who “controls the spotlight,” who directs the spotlight, who decides where attention goes, who gets seen, and what message gets amplified.
Join us.