Working on Purpose Podcast
1) Return to Office Mandates: A Step Forward or Backward?
Remote and hybrid work opened the door to greater autonomy, focus, and balance for millions of workers. Today, that door is closing as companies reinstate return-to-office mandates. What’s fueling thi...Show More
2) Another Tumultuous Era: Why Cultivating Inner Peace Is the Leadership Work of Our Time
From the Great Depression to the Information Age, and countless times before, periods of upheaval have always reshaped how we live and lead. Today’s convergence of AI, cultural disruption, and evolvin...Show More
3) Camelot or Corporate Mediocrity: Choose Your Leadership Legacy
If your leadership vision doesn’t feel a little audacious, it’s probably too small. In this episode, Gray McDowell and I explore why King Arthur’s Camelot remains a powerful leadership provocation in ...Show More
4) Upgrading the Leader Within: Why Your Vertical Development is Everything
Most leadership programs fail to deliver results because they focus on what leaders know and do. Vertical development is effective because it focuses on who leaders are becoming. Rather than downloadi...Show More
5) Gen Z Isn’t the Problem—They’re the Upgrade Leadership Needs
Every generation is accused of lowering the bar. History proves the opposite. Gen Z is raising expectations around emotional intelligence, earned authority, and meaningful work—and leaders are feeling...Show More
6) The Power of Teaching Through Story: Putting Fear, Change, and Diminishment on Trial
Discover how learning to share unforgettable stories can turn you into a fearless, visionary leader. Emmy-winning reporter and broadcaster Monica Pierre takes the stage in a powerful theatrical perfor...Show More
The Power of Teaching Through Story: Putting Fear, Change, and Diminishment on Trial
50:28 | Dec 31st, 2025
7) Leading with Excellence: The Power of Continuous Honing in Tumultuous Times
Excellence today is not achieved through one-off transformations, but through the ongoing discipline of honing. Leaders who champion this mindset foster a culture of precision, resilience, and elevate...Show More
Leading with Excellence: The Power of Continuous Honing in Tumultuous Times
49:46 | Dec 10th, 2025
8) Your Inner Revolution: Becoming the Leader Only You Can Be
Every great movement begins with a single brave step inward. This episode invites you to discover your unique mission and align your leadership with your deepest truth. By embracing your values, ampli...Show More
9) Getting Back Up: Cultivating the Resilience That Keeps Us Human
Machines can calculate and crunch mega loads of information in lightning speed, but they can’t yet navigate heartbreak, disappointment, or the grit it takes to stand back up when life throws a its pun...Show More
10) Widening the Aperture: Finding Freedom from the Habits That Keep Us Small
Cecily Mak joins us to reveal how dimming behaviors—like overworking, numbing, or self-soothing—quiet our inner truth. As she unpacks her own journey, she shows how facing what we avoid grants clarity...Show More