#101: The Leadership Patterns Worth Letting Die
Executive Commute With Jayson Krause
Release Date: 05/05/2026
#105: Most Leaders Don’t Have a Motivation Problem
Executive Commute With Jayson Krause
Most leaders are waiting to feel ready before they act. That mindset may be the thing keeping them stuck. In this episode of The Executive Commute, Jayson Krause unpacks four leadership ideas from this month’s Meaningful Leader newsletter and explores the deeper patterns underneath them. He breaks down why high-performing leaders struggle to stop carrying other people’s work, why motivation follows action, how leaders mislabel emotions under pressure, and why “just be yourself” is often terrible leadership advice. This episode is about leadership under pressure, internal...
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#104: Motivation Is Not Something You Wait For
Executive Commute With Jayson Krause
Most people think motivation is something you either have or you don’t. Alec Harrison argues the opposite. In this episode of The Executive Commute, Jayson Krause sits down with Emmy-nominated composer Alec Harrison to unpack what motivation really is, why waiting for it is dangerous, and how action itself creates momentum. Drawing on his experience composing music for Monday Night Football, the FIFA World Cup, film, and television, Alec shares how his relationship with motivation evolved from chasing external validation to reconnecting with the love of the craft itself. They explore why...
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#103: Authenticity Isn’t “Just Be Yourself”
Executive Commute With Jayson Krause
Most leaders think authenticity means “just be yourself.” Julie Dupont argues it’s much more disciplined than that. In this episode of The Executive Commute, Jayson Krause and executive coach Julie Dupont unpack what authenticity really is, why many leaders misunderstand it, and how authenticity without self-awareness can quickly become destructive. They explore the tension between belonging and staying true to yourself, why emotional intelligence is essential to authentic leadership, and how leaders can stay grounded in their values without becoming rigid or performative. Julie also...
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#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
info_outlineMost 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 reactivity is a gamble, not a leadership strategy
-The question that works better than "how do I want to show up?" when you're already triggered
-Why confidence built on competence eventually cracks
-The three words a CEO said that cracked his room wide open
-The values forensics test: what your calendar and bank statements reveal about what you actually value
-Why chasing values you don't hold leaves
your real ones sitting unplayed
-What the "powerful vortex" is and why leaders keep walking back into it
Follow Jayson Krause
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JaysonKrauseLeadership
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayson-krause