Ep 403: When You Know the Move - And Still Hold Back
The Transformational Leader
Knowing what to do is not the same as doing it. Many leaders pride themselves on clarity, strategy, and insight, believing that once the “right move” is identified, execution should follow naturally. But in reality, that moment is often where things stall.
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Mid-week Ep 155: Adam Quiney
The Transformational Leader
On this week’s mid-week episode, Adam Quiney explores a shift that’s already reshaping how we live and work: the abundance created by AI. In this episode, Adam looks at what happens when something that was once scarce suddenly becomes widely available—and how that kind of shift changes not just industries, but how we relate to value, creativity, and ourselves. He unpacks the deeper implications of AI-driven abundance, pointing to the ways it challenges long-held assumptions about what matters, what’s worth paying attention to, and where our unique contribution actually lives. This...
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Ep 402: Why people back away right when the real work begins
The Transformational Leader
Why do people back away right when the real work begins? In this episode, Adam Quiney tells you that these moments aren’t signs of failure. These are signals that real transformation is beginning. What we often label as “not working” is actually the breakdown of old patterns that can no longer take us further. Real change requires a breakdown of what’s been comfortable, reliable, and known.
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Ep 401: The Ceiling that Competence Cannot Break Through
The Transformational Leader
Competence is often seen as the gold standard of leadership. The more you know, the more prepared you are, the more reliable you become. But over time, that same competence can quietly turn into a ceiling that keeps you operating in what’s safe, instead of stepping into what’s truly required for growth.
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Ep 400: AI Helps us Qualify and Apologize for Ourselves
The Transformational Leader
In this episode, Adam Quiney explores how AI mirrors and reinforces our existing identity, especially the tendency to qualify, apologize, or manage how we are perceived. This conversation invites leaders to move beyond polished communication and into a more direct, trusting, and vulnerable way of showing up.
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Mid-week Ep 154: Pete Kadushin and Chris McAdoo
The Transformational Leader
On this week’s mid-week episode of The Transformational Leader, Adam Quiney welcomes friend of the show Pete Kadushin for a live coaching conversation that pulls back the curtain on what transformational leadership work actually looks like in practice. Pete brings a client, Chris McAdoo, into the session and invites Adam to observe and offer real-time feedback as the coaching unfolds. What follows is a candid, unscripted exploration of leadership, coaching, and the subtle dynamics that emerge in live developmental work. Adam steps in throughout the conversation with interruptions,...
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Ep 399: AI, The Abundance of Answers and What is Needed From Leaders
The Transformational Leader
Answers have never been easier to find. With AI, leaders can access strategies, frameworks, and step-by-step guidance in seconds, providing unlimited clarity at their fingertips. However, just like money, an abundance of answers doesn’t necessarily change the deeper patterns that drive our decisions. Listen as Adam Quiney unpacks why more answers won’t change a leader’s underlying identity, but human, relational, and deeply felt leadership are more valuable.
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Mid-week Ep 153: Hanna Bauer
The Transformational Leader
On this week’s mid-week episode, Adam Quiney is joined by special guest Hanna Bauer, CEO and founder of Heartnomics, for a live conversation exploring leadership, transformation, and the deeper work behind real breakthroughs. Hannah shares elements of her personal and professional journey, and together they dig into the inflection points that shaped her path - not just what changed, but what had to be let go of for change to occur. The conversation is reflective, grounded, and alive with inquiry, with Hannah bringing openness, radiance, and a willingness to explore the less-visible aspects...
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Ep 398: When Competence Stops Working
The Transformational Leader
Competence usually leads to success. The more skilled and knowledgeable we become, the more progress we expect to see. But many leaders eventually reach a point where getting even better at what they already know no longer creates real growth.
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Mid-week Ep 152: Adam Quiney
The Transformational Leader
On this week’s mid-week episode, Adam Quiney takes an unscripted, solo turn after a last-minute guest cancellation and uses the space to explore what’s been alive for him around spaciousness, restlessness, and the subtle ways we avoid being with ourselves. What begins as a riff opens into a deeper inquiry into boredom, meditation, and how productivity can quietly become a strategy for escape rather than effectiveness. Adam reflects on his current practice of creating more space in his life, what tends to get in the way, and what this work asks of him as a leader. He also explores how...
info_outlineLeadership wisdom spreads fast, but not all of it goes deep. Scroll through LinkedIn and you’ll find endless “leadership memes” that sound inspiring at first glance, yet often oversimplify what it really means to lead. They make leadership look easy, but few of them invite us to look deeper, at who we are being underneath all the doing.