#87 Are You Really at Capacity - Or Just Avoiding the Real Problem?
Executive Commute With Jayson Krause
Release Date: 03/31/2025
#98: The Hidden Cost of Not Knowing Your Values
Executive Commute With Jayson Krause
Aspirational Values vs Real Values: Most leaders say values matter. But very few have actually identified their own. In this episode of The Executive Commute, Jayson Krause sits down with leadership coach Dr. Mike Peters to unpack what values really are, why leaders misunderstand them, and how unclear values lead to drift in leadership and organizations. Dr. Peters draws on 38 years of leadership experience in the Canadian Armed Forces to explain why strong values simplify decision making and why many organizations get values wrong. In this episode: • Why values are not the same as...
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#97: Why “Overload” Isn’t Your Team’s Real Problem
Executive Commute With Jayson Krause
Welcome back to The Executive Commute. In this episode, we tackle a few leadership lies that sound smart, but quietly do damage. Why do leaders default to removing pressure instead of building capacity? Why do better tools not create better thinking? And what happens when pace becomes a substitute for real leadership? We unpack this and more in this episode of The Executive Commute. Follow Jayson Krause YouTube: LinkedIn:
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#96: If Your Team Won’t Challenge You, It’s Not a Strategy Problem
Executive Commute With Jayson Krause
Welcome back to The Executive Commute. In this episode, we tackle a problem most teams quietly live with. | Why do smart teams stay silent in meetings? | Is comfort killing your culture? | And what happens when challenge is optional instead of required? We’ll unpack this and more in this episode of The Executive Commute. The Executive Commute is a monthly leadership reset that challenges assumptions, sharpens discernment, and equips you to build cultures that perform under pressure. Follow Jayson Krause on LinkedIn Follow Level 52 on YouTube
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#95: Are You Helping So Much That Your Team Stopped Thinking?
Executive Commute With Jayson Krause
Welcome back to the Executive Commute. In this episode, I’ll explore: Are you helping so much that your team stopped thinking? | Why do smart leaders end up with teams that can’t think without them? | Why do so many leaders feel exhausted but not effective? We’ll unpack this and more in this episode of The Executive Commute. Follow Level 52 on LinkedIn Follow Level 52 on YouTube
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#94: What If This Was the Year You Stopped Diluting Yourself?
Executive Commute With Jayson Krause
Welcome to the January 2026 Meaningful Leader. In this episode, Jayson explores what it means to stop diluting yourself as a leader and step into the year with intention. We unpack questions leaders are asking about culture, change, confidence, and uncertainty, and challenge the patterns that quietly hold leaders back. Follow Level 52 on LinkedIn Follow Level 52 on YouTube
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#93: Make December Meaningful
Executive Commute With Jayson Krause
Welcome to the December 2025 Meaningful Leader. In this episode, I’ll explore: How do I recharge without disengaging? | What if burnout is really boredom? | Are you leading or just performing? We’ll unpack this and more in this episode of The Executive Commute. Follow Level 52 on LinkedIn Follow Level 52 on YouTube .
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#92: The Courage to Get It Wrong (and Grow From It)
Executive Commute With Jayson Krause
Welcome back to The Executive Commute. This episode explores how leaders can transform fear into foresight by rehearsing regret before it happens. Most decisions aren’t blocked by data, they’re blocked by the fear of future you saying, “Why didn’t you?” Learn how to borrow tomorrow’s wisdom today through a simple practice: anticipate regret, name the smallest reversible step, and act with intention. The Meaningful Leader is a bite-sized disruption that gives insight into challenges other leaders are facing, the latest tools to tackle turbulence, and inputs to...
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#91: Are You Becoming Indispensable or Just Busy?
Executive Commute With Jayson Krause
Welcome back to The Executive Commute. In this episode, we tackle three invisible derailers that can quietly undermine your leadership. | How do you become truly relevant to your boss? | What does it mean to make yourself replaceable before you become unreliable? | And how can you strengthen trust by observing without evaluating? We’ll unpack these ideas and leave you with a powerful question: When will you compromise your values? The Meaningful Leader is a bite-sized disruption that gives insight into challenges other leaders are facing, the latest tools to tackle turbulence, and...
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#90: Does your team suffer from artificial harmony?
Executive Commute With Jayson Krause
Welcome to the June 2025 Meaningful Leader. In this episode, I will explore the question, Could a junior team member be your next mentor? | Are your meetings too polite to be productive? | What if “laziness” isn’t real - but a signal you’ve misunderstood? We’ll unpack this and more in this episode of The Executive Commute. The Meaningful Leader is a bite-sized disruption that gives insight into challenges other leaders are facing, the latest tools to tackle turbulence, and inputs to innovate your leadership. Follow Level 52 on LinkedIn ...
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#89 How do you lead after making a bad decision?
Executive Commute With Jayson Krause
Welcome to the April 2025 Meaningful Leader. In this episode, I’ll talk about: How do you lead after making a bad decision? | Am I moving fast, or am I moving wisely? We’ll unpack this and more in this episode of the executive commute. The Meaningful Leader is a bite-sized disruption that gives insight into challenges other leaders are facing, the latest tools to tackle turbulence, and inputs to innovate your leadership. Follow Level 52 on LinkedIn Follow Level 52 on Youtube
info_outlineWelcome to the April 2025 Meaningful Leader. In this episode, I will explore the question: Are we truly at full capacity or just avoiding the real problem | Are we working hard on the wrong things? | What would happen if we shifted our energy from frustration to leading and momentum? We’ll unpack this and more in this episode of the executive commute.
The Meaningful Leader is a bite-sized disruption that gives insight into challenges other leaders are facing, the latest tools to tackle turbulence, and inputs to innovate your leadership.
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