263. Q&AF: Handling Bad Leadership, Best Advi...

On today's episode, Andy answers your questions on how to avoid costly mistakes in your 20s, how to think about "sacrifices" on your road to success, and when to adjust your business strategy as times change. 

On today's special REAL AF LIVE from Summer Smash '26, Andy and DJ break down the Senate rejecting another GOP push to revive the SAVE America Act, John Bolton pleading guilty to mishandling classified documents charges, and close the show with a live Q&AF session with the crowd. 

We all have those days where we hop from meeting to meeting, only to look back on the day and wonder what we really accomplished.  If that sounds familiar, then you’re going to find a lot of value in this conversation with Bill George, the former Chairman & CEO of Medtronic. He ...  Show more

On this episode of 3 More Questions, you'll hear David Novak's answers to: Which leaders have been instrumental to your growth and development and what’d they teach you? Has there been a time when you’ve had so much conviction about a decision only to rethink it? Have you ever ...  Show more

On this episode of 3 More Questions, you'll hear David Novak's answers to: If a business is experiencing explosive growth, what can leaders do to navigate that successfully? What’s your advice to leaders who are assessing whether or not to partner with other companies? How do ...  Show more

There are no simple answers for the tough decisions that managers face. Harvard Business School professor Joe Badaracco says that hard and fast rules only go so far in these sorts of situations. In this episode, he explains how to approach what he calls “gray-area decisions.” Fir ...  Show more