#102: Why Emotional Intelligence Isn't About Being Nice
Executive Commute With Jayson Krause
Emotional intelligence gets sold as the soft side of leadership. Most leaders either dismiss it or try to become warmer. Liz Doyle Harmer argues both responses miss the point entirely. In this episode of The Executive Commute, Jayson Krause sits down with transformational leadership coach and facilitator Liz Doyle Harmer to unpack what emotional intelligence actually demands of leaders and why the conventional approach to developing it is failing. Liz coaches leaders and teams in fast-moving, high-stakes environments, and her work is built around a counterintuitive premise: what...
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#101: The Leadership Patterns Worth Letting Die
Executive Commute With Jayson Krause
Most leaders are carrying patterns they know need to change. They see the gap. They want the reset. Then Monday shows up, the old habits walk right back in dressed as obligation, and the door gets opened anyway. In this episode of The Executive Commute, Jayson Krause synthesizes three conversations he hasn't been able to stop thinking about, with Dr. Nick Egan, Dr. Mike Peters, and Morgan Alexander, and builds them into one question worth sitting with: what part of your leadership needs to die, and are you actually willing to leave it dead? In this episode: - Why emotional...
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#100: Why Confidence Isn’t What Most Leaders Think
Executive Commute With Jayson Krause
Most leaders think confidence comes from competence Dr. Nick Egan argues the opposite. In this episode of The Executive Commute, Jayson Krause and executive coach Dr. Nick Egan unpack what real confidence is, why many leaders build brittle confidence based on competence, and how authentic confidence comes from internal resourcefulness instead. They explore why panic shuts down possibility, why “fake it till you make it” often backfires, and how leaders can develop confidence that holds up in unpredictable situations. Dr. Nick Egan is an executive coach and the author of Shift: The Art of...
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#99: Success Without Compromise: The Leadership Case for Wholeness
Executive Commute With Jayson Krause
What does it mean to succeed without losing parts of yourself? In this episode of The Executive Commute, Jayson Krause sits down with Level 52 coach and Olympian Morgan Alexander to explore the idea of wholeness in leadership. Drawing on decades in high performance sport and Olympic coaching, Morgan explains why many leaders become fragmented in the pursuit of success and how discipline, awareness, and honesty can bring them back to alignment. Follow Jayson Krause YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JaysonKrauseLeadership LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayson-krause/
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#98: The Hidden Cost of Not Knowing Your Values
Executive Commute With Jayson Krause
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 preferences • How leaders...
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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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