Leaning into Leadership

Ever left a leadership team meeting feeling like it was so productive—then realized a week later nothing really changed?In this solo episode, Darrin unpacks why that gap between effort and impact is rarely about commitment—and almost always about clarity. Building on his “Cycle o ...  Show more

Weston Kieschnick has been in the work for a long time—as a classroom teacher, coach, author, and speaker—and this conversation feels like two colleagues reconnecting around what actually drives performance.We dig into Weston’s newest work and the idea that the gap between high p ...  Show more

"Send me a text message and let me know what you think of the First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠ Podcast."Many things in life are cyclical. Leading people is no different. Today I will explain the People-Centered Leader Cycle.Are you prepared to lead people? Find OutIf you need a Le ...  Show more

What distinguishes a leader? How do you know if you’re ready to lead? And how do you make the transition into a leadership role? In this episode, two leadership coaches, Amy Su and Muriel Wilkins of Paravis Partners, explain how to develop a leadership presence that’s both authen ...  Show more

"Send me a text message and let me know what you think of the First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠ Podcast."Often leader candidates don’t receive proper people-centered leader training? You can learn to be a leader in a classroom, but you can’t become a leader in the classroom. There ...  Show more

"Send me a text message and let me know what you think of the First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠ Podcast."This episode will be my final episode of 2025. I will be focusing on what I believe is the most important leader skill, Self-Leadership. Self-leadership is a fancy way of descri ...  Show more