Uncommon Leadership
Ever feel like you are just one more cog in a machine? Ever had a manager treat you as though you were completely interchangeable with someone else on your team? Ever been stuck doing something you absolutely hated while others complained about doing something you would have loved to do? We’re not just cogs, nor are we plug-and-play replacements for anyone else. We each have unique talents. The teams I’ve most enjoyed working with, and the teams who best accomplished their goals, have always been teams who customized their approach to take full advantage of those unique gifts. The Uncommon Leadership interview series will inspire you through the stories of those who have made the shift from struggling to thriving as leaders, individually and in a team environment.
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People are heuristics: Michael Bolton
05/27/2024
People are heuristics: Michael Bolton
Michael finds that dealing with actors is perfect preparation for being a software program manager. Michael Bolton is a consulting software tester and testing teacher who helps people to solve testing problems that they didn't realize they could solve. Michael has over 30 years of experience testing, developing, managing, and writing about software, and has traveled to six continents to help people learn about testing. We discuss the importance of diverse talents and perspectives in software development and testing, the power of metaphor, and how useful embracing failure can be. Contact Michael at [email protected], on LinkedIn , on Twitter @michaelbolton, or through his website, . For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at . And follow Uncommon Leadership wherever you get your podcasts.
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Enjoy your journey: Brad Voorhees
05/13/2024
Enjoy your journey: Brad Voorhees
Brad has been road tripping to Up North Michigan with his best buddies for twenty-four years. Brad Voorhees is the cornerstone of ScaleTx, bringing a wealth of experience with over 15 years in leadership roles and a track record of building and scaling HR departments from the ground up. His expertise lies in providing strategic guidance, hands-on leadership, and mentorship, driving HR departments to become instrumental in organizational growth. We discuss recognizing leadership potential, assessing communication skills, being a net positive influence, and effective learning journeys. Connect with Brad via his website: scaletx.io, email: [email protected], or LinkedIn: . For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at . And follow Uncommon Leadership wherever you get your podcasts.
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Foster curiosity: Chandler Cutler
04/29/2024
Foster curiosity: Chandler Cutler
Chandler believes conflict is necessary for building strong teams. Chandler Cutler embarked on his entrepreneurial journey at just 21. In the two decades since, he has mastered the art of leadership, communication, and resilience, facing real-world business challenges head-on, culminating in the founding of CorEthos. Chandler and CorEthos emphasize the humanity behind every business operation. They help you transform your business with a people-first approach that keeps humanity at the core while ensuring long-term commitment and transparent communication as they collaborate on your path to elevate and scale your business. We chat about creating a space for vulnerability while maintaining professionalism, leveraging team members' expertise for continuous learning, simple ways to resolve even the most challenging communication issues. The downloads Chandler mentions are here: Connect with Chandler at , , and @CorEthos on all the socials. For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at . And follow Uncommon Leadership wherever you get your podcasts.
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Feed your good wolf: Jay Floyd
04/15/2024
Feed your good wolf: Jay Floyd
Jay used to think that managing was all about coaching. Jay Floyd is a data engineering leader, life coach, and podcaster. He is also the curator of the 'What's Good' brand, dedicated to finding the good in all of life's scenarios, or as he calls it, 'feeding our good wolf.' We discuss leading with a personal touch, the power of positive growth, fostering rich team environments, and the wolves we carry inside us. Connect with Jay via his website: and LinkedIn: . For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at . And follow Uncommon Leadership wherever you get your podcasts.
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Respect your people: Colleen Johnson
04/01/2024
Respect your people: Colleen Johnson
Colleen's family helps her remember that we never know what's going on for anyone else. Colleen Johnson has been working in the technology space for over 20 years, with half of that focused on improving the way we deliver value. She has taught and presented agile concepts to audiences around the world but is happiest in the Colorado mountains with her husband and three kids. We discuss the most useful metric for team progress, the benefits of nurturing creativity in retaining talent, and how diversity impacts learning opportunities. Join the ProKanban.org slack community at prokanban.org > About Us > Slack Community Find the Kanban for Everyone videos at Connect with Colleen on LinkedIn: and Twitter: @scrumhive For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at . And follow Uncommon Leadership wherever you get your podcasts.
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Humanize your leadership: Gerardo Segat
03/18/2024
Humanize your leadership: Gerardo Segat
When Gerardo's soul takes flight, it lands on top of a mountain covered in snow. Because he loves helicopter skiing. Gerardo Segat is an international leadership coach whose purpose and legacy is to humanize leadership. Following a wealth of experiences as entrepreneur, chairman and CEO, Gerardo has used his leadership background to create Preludes: a coaching program created to humanize leaders, organizations, and their stakeholders through creative and powerful original experiences (such as decision-making debates, client interaction models, and emotions-focused team meetings). Currently, Gerardo is working on Out As Humans, a performing arts show designed to humanize authentic leaders. Out as Humans is an individual and group immersive performance that creates a space for leaders to be open, trusting, empathetic, and feel a sense of belonging. We discuss the radical effects of vulnerability, creating cultures of openness, integrating open hearts into the workplace, and the importance of self-awareness. Connect with Gerardo via email: [email protected]; LinkedIn: ; and his website: . For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at . And follow Uncommon Leadership wherever you get your podcasts.
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Cultivate discomfort: Nevin Danielson
03/04/2024
Cultivate discomfort: Nevin Danielson
Nevin believes that success is directly related to discomfort. With decades of experience as a facilitator, coach, and trainer, Nevin Danielson helps leaders and their teams ignite purpose, possibility, and partnerships to sustain an energized workforce amidst evolving trends like turnover and remote work. After a quarter-life crisis showed him the value of serving others, Nevin founded Induction Consulting to uncover practical steps that tap teams' untapped potential. His skills cut through outdated expectations and elevate processes and interactions to be fresh, meaningful, and authentic. We discuss shifting culture through embracing discomfort, the transformative approach Nevin developed for empowering his team, and giving feedback to power. Download Nevin's Trailblazer cheat sheet at Connect with Nevin at [email protected], , and . "Please mention that they found me through Uncommon Leadership!" For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at . And follow Uncommon Leadership wherever you get your podcasts.
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Evolve autonomous leaders: Pawel Brodzinski
02/19/2024
Evolve autonomous leaders: Pawel Brodzinski
Pawel approaches leadership as a series of experiments and iterations. Pawel Brodzinski is a seasoned leader, manager, and coach. He's done pretty much every aspect of building software, both as the person doing the work and as the leader helping that person. Pawel also writes, speaks, and lectures in service of helping organizational cultures to create exceptional workplaces. Because that's what brings him the most fun. I ran across Pawel on LinkedIn, where I am consistently impressed with his light, yet forthright, take on thorny topics like the right way to give kudos and salary transparency. We discuss aligning vision, fostering radical autonomy, making decisions without traditional hierarchy, and creating environments where leadership is not a title but an action. Connect with Pawel at and [email protected]. For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at . And follow Uncommon Leadership wherever you get your podcasts.
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Nurture a soulful workplace: Jardena London
02/05/2024
Nurture a soulful workplace: Jardena London
Jardena believes even corporate budgeting can be soulful. Jardena London is an author, speaker, community leader, and Business Transformation Consultant who helps businesses thrive by using a soulful lens. We discuss the value of humanity over systems, learning from failure, and redefining conflict and resilience. Join the Transformational Leadership Community at learning.cultivatingtransformations.com Find Jardena's book Cultivating Transformations: A Leader’s Guide to Connecting the Soulful and the Practical at and other booksellers Connect with Jardena: [email protected] linkedin.com/in/jardena rosettaagile.com jardenalondon.com cultivatingtransformations.com For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at . And follow Uncommon Leadership wherever you get your podcasts.
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What can you execute? Dave Rodabaugh
01/22/2024
What can you execute? Dave Rodabaugh
Dave wants to know things. He doesn't so much enjoy the learning part of that. Dave Rodabaugh has 23 years of experience making analytical data products by turning THIS data into THAT model. He also has a track record of teaching others to do it, and helping them turn into data leaders. Data products are built by teams of people, not by technology, Dave holds. We discuss the frameworks that help Dave navigate life, improving team cohesion through understanding how we work best, and the wisdom in the counsel of the many. Contact Dave at [email protected] and . For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at . And follow Uncommon Leadership wherever you get your podcasts.
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Humanize your processes: Zach Bonaker
01/08/2024
Humanize your processes: Zach Bonaker
Zach believes dissent and debate are critical to understanding each other. Zach Bonaker proudly describes himself as a "Benevolent Troublemaker," by which he means a catalyst for positive disruption. He applies his wealth of experience steering both Fortune 500 companies and startups and his deep expertise in systems thinking and fostering team-centric approaches to work to skillfully advance organizations that prioritize humanity. His intent is always to combine the competitive advantage of business agility, cutting-edge organization design techniques, and the transformative force of "flow" science to cultivate vibrant and human-centric environments and a deep passion for work that empowers individuals to unleash their full potential. We discuss the (in)humanity of recruiting and hiring, the benefits of bills of rights in organizations, and how biological selection theory applies to the workplace. Zach's blog The Benevolent Troublemaker: . Connect with Zach on LinkedIn: or Email: [email protected] For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at . And follow Uncommon Leadership wherever you get your podcasts.
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Something has to change: Kimberly Lowe-Williams
12/11/2023
Something has to change: Kimberly Lowe-Williams
Kimberly teaches her people to be selfish. Kimberly Lowe-Williams is a Black female Director of Infrastructure and Site Reliability, with over 10 years of experience as a leader and people manager. She prides herself on being a leader who empowers her team, promotes diversity, and values everyone's opinion. She's broken down barriers and challenged stereotypes, inspiring others to do the same. She is also the founder of a non-profit that for many years provided opportunities for underrepresented individuals in the tech industry before it closed its doors following the pandemic. We discuss succeeding even as we feel uncomfortable, leading with empathy, humane collaboration, and motivating during tough times. Kimberly's newsletter, Unsolicited Career Advice, is at . Contact her at [email protected], , and . For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at . And follow Uncommon Leadership wherever you get your podcasts.
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What is your one thing? Raphael Triemer
11/27/2023
What is your one thing? Raphael Triemer
Raphael customizes his Zoom background to be what he wants to see on video calls. Raphael helps founders scale their businesses by enhancing their customers' experiences. He's taking his nearly-two-decades of experience building relationships with customers and leading international teams at B2B SaaS and tech companies into a thriving solo practice. He has a talent for bringing a company together across and beyond departmental borders, showing his clients how to build great customer experiences by having them experience one of their own. Plus, he's fun, warm, and puts people before everything else. We chat about the one thing every leader should prioritize, building bridges quickly and effectively, and the power of being vulnerable. Connect with Raphael at , , and . For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at . And follow Uncommon Leadership wherever you get your podcasts.
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Get people what they need: Muness Castle
11/13/2023
Get people what they need: Muness Castle
Muness shows people he hears them. "That is so unusual, it disarms them." Muness Castle is a data and engineering leader with over 20 years of experience. He specializes in data engineering, strategy, management, organizational design, and architecture. Muness has led or consulted with teams at Shopify, Zapier, JPMC, LivingSocial, Staples and many more. We discuss the importance of clear communication, trust, and humility in leadership and fostering healthy, supportive work environments. Connect with Muness: Website: Email: LinkedIn: Twitter: Book time with Muness: For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at . And follow Uncommon Leadership wherever you get your podcasts.
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Celebration builds trust: Wendy Moore
10/30/2023
Celebration builds trust: Wendy Moore
Wendy has loved learning people's stories, motivations, and history from a very young age. "I was always the new kid. I had to learn how to read people," she remembers. Wendy Moore is a founder, social entrepreneur, and technologist passionate about creating work environments so that everyone can thrive. Her career has given her opportunities to work around the world with top innovation leaders, companies, and entrepreneurial ecosystems. Through her company, Eleve Talent, her focus is on helping amazing innovative teams grow in a strategic, scalable way. We discuss the crucial role clear communication with just the right level of transparency, and unifying around and celebrating our losses as well as our wins, have in building trust with the teams we lead. Connect with Wendy vie email: and LinkedIn: . For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at . And follow Uncommon Leadership wherever you get your podcasts.
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Lead with empowerment: Antoinette Coetzee
10/16/2023
Lead with empowerment: Antoinette Coetzee
Antoinette considers herself a compulsive teacher. And a perpetual loudmouth. Antoinette Coetzee is a professional coach whose pattern in life seems to be to learn something, master it, and then immediately want to share it with. Personal development, new possibilities, a more supportive society, and 3 pugs are what gets her up in the morning. We chat about the close ties between our leadership and our personal development, the importance of embracing humility and experimentation, and how inhabiting our current circumstances can bring the energy and direction we need to lead well. Connect with Antoinette on LinkedIn: ; her website: ; and via email: . For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at . And follow Uncommon Leadership wherever you get your podcasts.
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Be audacious in telling your story: Melissa Boggs
10/02/2023
Be audacious in telling your story: Melissa Boggs
Melissa's first job was at a company so special that no one working there realized it was special. Melissa Boggs is a keynote speaker, leadership coach, and employee experience designer. She is host of the Wild Hearts at Work podcast, a roller skater, and an ardent defender of the Oxford comma. We chat about the power of storytelling, consistently showing up, and taking up our full space in forming positive company culture. Also, about why she identifies with the hummingbird, and how leading and roller skating have so many parallels. Contact Melissa at [email protected], the contact form on her website http://www.melissaboggs.com, and her digital business card: https://poplme.co/hash/82EnBZ8K/1/es For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at https://uncommonteams.com. And follow Uncommon Leadership wherever you get your podcasts.
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Respect your boundary: Devan Kronisch
09/18/2023
Respect your boundary: Devan Kronisch
Devan believes engineers are more than just a subtype of human. Dr. Devan Kronisch has worked in nonprofits, academia, and the tech sector focusing on learning and development, coaching, and DEI. With a doctorate in psychology and an international background, they have a knack for solving communication challenges as well as bringing in both the outside perspective and the big-picture view. We chat about Devan's approach to coaching, diversity, and the importance of recognizing individual experiences and boundaries. Devan's cheat sheets for better sleep, better breaks, and a healthy home office: Connect with Devan at . For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at . And follow Uncommon Leadership wherever you get your podcasts.
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Be curious: Jenny Tarwater
09/04/2023
Be curious: Jenny Tarwater
Jenny values diversity so much that she has a hard time with people who don't value diversity. Jenny Tarwater is an Enterprise Coach working with large organizations to achieve their outcomes, generally using Agile values, principles, and practices. Her default stance is to put people and culture first and be curious about how they impact the overall system and practices. She is an international speaker with a passion for helping other coaches and trainers level up their game. We chat about making your team dynamics visible, helping your team be comfortable with vulnerability, being curiosity, and knowing your values. Path to Agility assessment to help you understand how you can help your teams improve: Contact Jenny: LinkedIn: Twitter: Website: For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at . And follow Uncommon Leadership wherever you get your podcasts.
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Courageous leadership is powerful: Kim Crowder
08/21/2023
Courageous leadership is powerful: Kim Crowder
Kim never knows what face to make while somebody is reading her bio. Kim Crowder is the founder & CEO of Kim Crowder Consulting. She is also one of the country’s most sought-after and transformative leadership, marketing and communications facilitators, speakers, and advisors. Kim has been named by Forbes as a “Top Anti-Racism Educators Companies Need Now" and has been featured pretty much everywhere. We chat about the importance of noticing who we are including and who we are leaving out, having even a distant connection with leaders who are doing this, and why this is smart business. Connect with Kim on LinkedIn: and and sign up for her newsletter at kimcrowderconsulting.com. For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at . And follow Uncommon Leadership wherever you get your podcasts.
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Quiet the noise around you: Nalani Rodriguez
08/07/2023
Quiet the noise around you: Nalani Rodriguez
Nalani believes it's ok to want something and yet not be willing to do the work to get it. Nalani Rodriguez helps leaders transform their relationship with work for both themselves and their teams. She believes that leaders hold particular power, influence, and responsibility to create the conditions for themselves and others to live this reality. We chat about building the muscle of awareness, getting in touch with our intuition, and the many ways we can use the people in our life to support our growth journey. Nalani's blog post on nonviolent communication: https://nalanirodriguez.com/blog/using-needs-to-get-unstuck-and-create-connection-while-in-conflict Connect with Nalani at and For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at . And follow Uncommon Leadership wherever you get your podcasts.
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Curiosity and pain lead to empathy and impact: Ray Myers
07/24/2023
Curiosity and pain lead to empathy and impact: Ray Myers
Ray would rather talk with anyone who is available than the "right" person he can never get a hold of. Ray Myers is Tech Lead of Chaos Engineering at Indeed.com and host of Craft vs Cruft on YouTube. We chat about leveraging curiosity to find and resolve people's pain, understand their concerns and priorities, and find innovative solutions to the systems behind tough technical and people problems. Ray's YouTube channel Craft vs Cruft: Connect with Ray at @lambdapocalypse on Twitter and Mastodon, and on LinkedIn at For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at . And follow Uncommon Leadership wherever you get your podcasts.
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Embrace individuality and humanity: Faye Thompson
07/10/2023
Embrace individuality and humanity: Faye Thompson
Faye finds 75% of her job is convincing people that if they would stop treating their employees like crap, most of their problems would go away. Faye Thompson brings humanity to the workplace and supports organizations as they adopt modern ways of working. We chat about how encouraging employees to express their authentic selves at work brings greater creativity, innovation, and job satisfaction and how fostering authentic connections among colleagues brings a more positive and productive work culture. Faye's book recommendations: Daniel Kahneman, Thinking Fast and Slow: David McRaney, You Are Not So Smart podcast: and books Daniel Coyle, The Culture Code: Connect with Faye on LinkedIn: and Twitter: For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at . And follow Uncommon Leadership wherever you get your podcasts.
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Bring out your big: Samantha Hartley
06/26/2023
Bring out your big: Samantha Hartley
Samantha believes that people deserve to be their biggest selves. Samantha Hartley helps consultants multiply their revenues without exhaustion by working with perfect clients on transformational engagements. As a result, they build profitable, joyful consultancies. Before starting her business, Samantha worked in international marketing for The Coca-Cola Company in Moscow, Russia, and its Atlanta headquarters. She lives on Martha’s Vineyard with her husband and their fur kids. We chat about the power of our inner child, bringing the fullness of ourselves to our work, and how we benefit the world when we are our biggest selves. The Definitive Guide to Landing Six-Figure Clients: Profitable Joyful Consulting podcast: Contact Samantha at and . For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at . And follow Uncommon Leadership wherever you get your podcasts.
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Ask questions that can't be answered: Anu Arora
06/12/2023
Ask questions that can't be answered: Anu Arora
Anu's first job was building helicopters. An experienced technology leader, trainer, author, leadership and executive coach, Anu Arora thrives in complex environments that require both technical and interpersonal excellence. As the founder of Infinite Potential Leadership, she helps leaders find their way to thrive. We chat about identifying our strengths and purpose, showing value at every level, and the power of asking questions that have no answers. Anu's mindfulness library is Mindful Leader Practices on Connect with Anu via email: [email protected], LinkedIn: , and her website: For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at . And follow Uncommon Leadership wherever you get your podcasts.
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Highlight people's passions: Karin Lubin
05/29/2023
Highlight people's passions: Karin Lubin
Karin wants each person to experience their life rich with purpose and meaning, integrating their unique body and soul wisdom. Karin Lubin is a well-being coach, trainer, and exercise enthusiast driven by a desire to inspire and energize leaders and teams. She does this through self-reflection for clarity and wisdom while building inner and outer strength. She uses body building, passion, reflective journaling, and self-connection as the foundational basis for inner mastery. We chat about helping people leverage their passions and talents, how leading requires us to grow ourselves as well as our people, and the importance of taking time to self-reflect. Karin's Intuitive Leadership PDF: Contact Karin: For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at . And follow Uncommon Leadership wherever you get your podcasts.
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Be present and listen: Paul Carvalho
05/15/2023
Be present and listen: Paul Carvalho
Paul believes we must help our people become whole and complete if we want our people to make whole and complete pictures for our customers. Paul Carvalho is a leadership coach and psychotherapist often disguised as an Enterprise or Agile coach and consultant. He helps motivated people discover, ignite, and develop their inner strengths to improve relationships with themselves and with others so that they can go far beyond where they are right now. We chat about emotions being information, the power of bringing our uniqueness and openness, and how growing people can adapt the systems we work within. Contact Paul at [email protected] and @can_agile. For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at . And follow Uncommon Leadership wherever you get your podcasts.
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Build relationships: Louise Perold
05/01/2023
Build relationships: Louise Perold
"I've made plenty of mistakes along the way," Louise readily states. Louise Perold has been leading teams for several decades, first in South Africa and now in Portugal. She's been focused on quality throughout, including co-organizing a testing conference in South Africa for a number of years, and she currently serves on the board of the Association for Software Testing. We chat about becoming an effective people manager, building trust within teams, and allowing a team to discover its best ways of working. Some things that help Louise: Studying nonviolent communication is a lifelong journey. Nancy Kline's book Time to Think had a big impact on me especially because it is something I truly relate to: Esther Perel's podcast: Problem Solving Leadership workshop: Contact Louise at [email protected]; @lperold on Twitter; . For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at . And follow Uncommon Leadership wherever you get your podcasts.
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Work doesn't have to be hard: Vanessa Bennett
04/17/2023
Work doesn't have to be hard: Vanessa Bennett
Vanessa believes that if work is constantly feeling difficult, we're not doing it right. Vanessa Bennett is the CEO of Next Evolution Performance, a global high-performance coaching business using neuroscience to help driven leaders and teams to optimize profitability, productivity, and energy, and to decrease their effort, sickness, burnout, and mental health problems. This ensures that success, and therefore profitability, is sustainable. Vanessa and I chat about helping teams succeed without burning out, optimizing our work to optimize our cognitive energy, and sustaining our ability to work at our best. Links Vanessa mentions: Online course The Neuroscience of Getting More Done: a great way to help people understand cognitive energy and how to use it effectively Weekly Insights newsletter: Complimentary 20-minute performance call to discuss one of your biggest challenges: Contact Vanessa via email: [email protected], LinkedIn: , and her company website: . For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at . And follow Uncommon Leadership wherever you get your podcasts.
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Leadership isn't hard: Than Som
04/03/2023
Leadership isn't hard: Than Som
Than connects with people through humor and lightheartedness. Than Som is an experienced leader and a founder of her local Agile community. From an early practitioner of Extreme Programming developed into a thriving career helping teams find their best way to become the teams they want to be. We chat about her early experiences having outsized impacts, the ways emotions drive our actions, identifying gaps in understanding, and carrying the voice of your team. Connect with Than at [email protected] and on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/than-som-b178375/ For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at https://uncommonteams.com. And follow Uncommon Leadership wherever you get your podcasts.
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