125: Patrick Lencioni โ The One Thing Every Leader Needs and His Top Advice to Leaders at All Stages
Intentional Leader with Cal Walters
Release Date: 06/30/2025
137: Jamie Winship โ How Great Leaders Handle Fear, Conflict, and Difficult Conversations
Intentional Leader with Cal Walters
โก๏ธ Get my free weekly newsletter (The Intentional Letter): Jamie Winship returns to the Intentional Leader Podcast for a deep and honest conversation about fear, identity, conflict, truth-telling, and what it means to lead from love instead of self-protection. Jamie is a former CIA officer, conflict mediator, speaker, and author of Living Fearless and The War of Worldviews. In this conversation, Jamie shares vulnerably about his own fear of being a disappointment, how leaders often use self-protection and self-promotion to cover insecurity, and why truth-telling is one of the most...
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136: Jordan Montgomery โ Why Even High Performers Need Encouragement (and How to Lead with It)
Intentional Leader with Cal Walters
โก๏ธ Get my free weekly newsletter (The Intentional Letter): Check out Jordan's work: 00:00 Intro + Why Encouragement Matters (Even for High Performers) 01:09 Why Everyone Needs Encouragement (No Matter Their Success) 02:35 What Elite Performers Have in Common (They All Have Coaches) 04:16 The Paradox of Growth: The More You Learn, The More You Need Help 06:25 How Jordan Coaches Leaders (2 Powerful Questions) 07:44 โWhat Do You Want?โ + โWho Are You Really?โ 10:01 Why Most Leaders Struggle with Self-Awareness 11:47 Identity, Calling, and Becoming an Encourager 13:27 Jordanโs...
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135: Dr. Jeff Wetzler โ Why People Donโt Tell You the Truth (and the Questions That Change Everything)
Intentional Leader with Cal Walters
โก๏ธ Get my free weekly newsletter (The Intentional Letter): Follow Jeff's work: Dr. Jeff Wetzler, author of Ask, joins Cal Walters to unpack a leadership blind spot: the crucial information your team hasโฆ but isnโt telling you. Jeff explains the โleft-hand columnโ (what people think and feel but donโt say), the four reasons honesty gets filtered, and the ASK Approachโa practical framework for choosing curiosity, building psychological safety, asking better questions, and closing the loop when feedback is hard to act on. If you want better decisions, healthier relationships,...
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134: Randy Gravitt โ Winning at Home Without Losing at Work, Leading With Presence, and Why Hope Is Not a Strategy
Intentional Leader with Cal Walters
โก๏ธ Get my free weekly newsletter (The Intentional Letter): Get Randy's book: Learn about Lead Every Day: In this episode, Cal Walters sits down with executive coach, speaker, and author Randy Gravitt of to explore one of the most important leadership questions of our time: How do you pursue excellence at work without sacrificing what matters most at home? Randy shares powerful insights from decades of coaching leaders across Fortune 100 companies, professional sports teams, and nonprofitsโalong with lessons from his book Winning Begins at Home. This conversation goes beyond...
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133: LTG(R) Milford Beagle "Beags" โ A Three-Star General on True North, Resilience, Feedback, and How to Lead With Confidence Without Becoming Overconfident
Intentional Leader with Cal Walters
โก๏ธ Get my free weekly newsletter (The Intentional Letter): ๐ Get LTG (Ret.) Beagle's new book, When the Map Runs Out: As leaders rise, they often hear less and less truth. LTG (Ret.) Milford Beagle calls this the cone of silenceโand he warns that itโs one of the quietest ways leaders lose their true north. In this episode, we explore how to lead when your โmapโ falls apart. General Beagle shares his journey from a stunned new platoon leader at Fort Polk to commanding the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center, and what heโs learned about staying grounded, humble, and effective...
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132: Joe McCormack โ Special Operations Communication Expert Shares How to Say Less, Communicate With Clarity, and Lead With Quiet Confidence
Intentional Leader with Cal Walters
Connect with Joe: Learn more about The Brief Lab: How do you become the kind of leader who cuts through noise, communicates with clarity, and actually moves people to action? In this episode of the Intentional Leader Podcast, Cal talks with Joe McCormackโfounder of The Brief Lab and author of Brief, Noise, and Quiet Works. Joe has trained elite military units and Fortune 500 executives to be clear, concise, and intentional communicators, and to rediscover the quiet that makes powerful communication possible. They explore: Why noise is the real villain in your leadership story The...
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131: Dr. Liz Werly โ What an Army Psychologist for Special Ops Teaches About High Performance and Emotional Intelligence
Intentional Leader with Cal Walters
How do the best military leaders go from operating at an already elite levelโฆ to an even higher level under pressure? In this episode, Army psychologist Dr. Liz Werly (who works directly with some of the U.S. militaryโs most elite units) breaks down the exact framework she uses to help high performers: build accurate self-awareness using gold-standard assessments, โengineerโ their personality to fit the context (calm under fire and present at home), develop emotional intelligence as the differentiator once IQ and talent are in place, and translate values into visible daily...
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130: Dr. Zach Mercurio โ The Hidden Engine of High-Performing Teams: Mattering, Trust, and Purpose-Driven Leadership
Intentional Leader with Cal Walters
Apply to work with me 1-1: Join the Intentional Leader Lab waitlist: Learn more about Zach: In this conversation, Dr. Zach Mercurio discusses the importance of creating a sense of purpose and mattering within teams. He emphasizes that feeling valued is a basic human instinct and that leaders play a crucial role in fostering an environment where everyone feels significant. The discussion covers the psychological impacts of not feeling like one matters, the barriers leaders face in demonstrating care, and practical strategies for enhancing team dynamics through small, intentional...
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129: Dr. Ryan Gottfredson โ The Groundbreaking Science of Personal Transformation, Mindsets, Emotional Intelligence, and Becoming Better
Intentional Leader with Cal Walters
Update: Now only 6 spots left in the Intentional Leader Lab! โก๏ธ Learn about the Intentional Leader Lab: Book a call: Apply today: Please visit my website to get more information: In this episode, Dr. Ryan Gottfredson returns to discuss the concepts of trauma, vertical development, and the distinction between 'being' and 'doing' in leadership. He emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and healing one's internal operating system to achieve true personal transformation. The conversation explores how mindsets shape our experiences and the role of emotional...
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128: Accomplish Anything as a Leader with the 3 Levels of Clarity and the Intentional Leader Lab
Intentional Leader with Cal Walters
โก๏ธ Learn about the Intentional Leader Lab: Book a call: Apply today: The Intentional Leader Lab: A Mastermind for Successful Leaders Who Refuse to Plateau Even the best leaders can drift, but this carefully curated leadership community and Cal's Narrow Pathโข Framework give you the tools, accountability, and systems to accelerate your growth. Only 11 spots left.
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In this episode of the Intentional Leader podcast, Cal and Patrick Lencioni delve into the core motivations behind leadership, emphasizing the importance of serving others over seeking personal gain. They discuss the impact of fear on leadership effectiveness, the necessity of daily self-reflection, and the significance of understanding one's wounds in shaping leadership styles. The conversation also touches on the importance of unity within organizations and offers practical advice for leaders at various stages of their careers, encouraging self-discovery and intentionality in leadership practices.
Go deeper with Pat and his work:
- The Table Group: https://www.tablegroup.com/?srsltid=AfmBOooh27JebY2gN8wRMxtvnSo_5oO9jcZ6r0y7cdrS00K2kPh_-E0O
- The Working Genius Assessment: https://www.workinggenius.com/
- At the Table Podcast: https://www.tablegroup.com/pat/#podcasters
00:00 The Essence of Leadership Motivation
02:55 Understanding the True Motive Behind Leadership
05:41 The Impact of Fear on Leadership
08:46 Daily Reflections and Intentions
11:36 The Importance of Self-Discovery in Leadership
14:40 Navigating Leadership Through Different Life Stages
17:33 The Role of Wounds in Shaping Leadership
20:26 Finding Peace Beyond Success
23:29 Unity in Leadership and Organizations
26:46 Advice for Young Leaders
29:28 The Journey of Self-Awareness
32:36 Leadership in the Later Stages of Life
35:31 Creating Cohesion in Divided Times
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