Do Something Different: A Leadership Podcast
Episodes
Stop Asking For Feedback. Do This Instead.
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us Fan MailMost professionals think feedback is essential to self improvement. But what if feedback limits your personal growth?This episode chal...
How to Prepare for Executive Meetings
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us Fan MailMost leaders think executive presence in high-stakes meetings comes from being well prepared. But they prepare the wrong thing.In this...
Stop Overthinking and Trust Your Gut: How Executives Make Good Decisions
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textExecutive presence isn’t just about communication. It’s also about making good decisions. In this episode, we discuss how to use leader...
Career Success Secrets You Wish You Knew Sooner
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textMost professionals are never taught how to choose a career that leads to lasting professional growth and meaningful personal development. T...
When Grit Backfires: The Hidden Obstacle to Career Growth
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textGrit may get you started in your career, but it’s not what gets you promoted. In this conversation on leadership, personal development, a...
What Successful Leaders Get WRONG About Career Growth
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textSuccess in your career doesn't just come from mastering skills—it comes from mastering your mindset. In this powerful conversation w...
The Hidden Leadership Mistake Costing You Promotions (And How to Fix It)
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textMany high performers unknowingly sabotage their chances at promotion by making a single critical mistake. Discover the hidden obstacle tha...
Speak Like a Leader: 10 Communication Shifts for Executive Presence
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIf you've ever wondered how to speak like a leader at work, this episode delivers the answer—through practical, tactical language sh...
The Game-Changing Leadership Skill for Unstoppable Career Growth
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textWhat if the fastest way to advance your career isn’t about working harder, but thinking differently? In this episode, discover the mindse...
The Critical Leadership Question You Never Think to Ask
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThere’s one deceptively simple question that most people never stop to ask, but it holds the key to clarity, confidence, and success. Whe...
Sounding Smart Isn’t Enough: How to Speak with Authority
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textExecutive presence is stubbornly difficult to define. This episode breaks down the critical connection between communication style and exec...
Building a High-Trust, High-Performance Team with Eric Bensley
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textWhen leaders build teams they can trust, they unlock not only organizational impact—but personal freedom. In this powerful episode, Eric ...
The Hidden Career Killer for High Performers
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textHigh performers often double down on results—but that mindset alone ultimately leads to failure. Sustainable leadership requires more t...
Small Shifts for Big Leadership Growth
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textSmart, successful professionals often assume that career growth is about learning new skills. But the real unlock isn’t about your skills...
The Success Trifecta: How to Win More, Work Less, and Love It All
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textYour quality of life as a leader is directly tied to how well you leverage your team. Two real client stories illustrate this concept, one...
Leadership for Nice Guys. Or Don't Be Like Justin Baldoni.
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIs it possible to be too nice as a leader? We examine this question using the tension between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively as a real-wor...
Gen X Grit Meets Gen Z Curiosity: Leading Across Generations
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIn this episode of Do Something Different, Rusty Gaillard sits down with Erin Mantz, VP of Marketing at Zeno Group and founder of Gen X Gir...
SEVERANCE Teaches You Leadership Lessons?
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textEver feel like your corporate experience is just a little too similar to dystopian fiction?From emotional avoidance to culture as control, ...
3 Ways to Make Better Decisions
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textLeaders often find themselves with competing decision-making frameworks: impact vs. optics, managing risk vs. capturing potential, what you...
Manage Your Team like a CEO
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThere's a big gap between how most managers lead their teams and how the best CEOs drive organizational success. A good CEO builds a t...
How to Win Every Interview... And More Job Search Tips with Andy Mowat
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textAt a senior level, jobs aren't posted... they're whispered. Join CEO of Whispered Andy Mowat for this conversation on how to run ...
5 Steps to Earn More Respect as a Leader
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textMost professionals claim they want to be respected as leaders, but they act like they want to be liked. This disconnect prevents many talen...
More Strategic Decisions in 3 Steps
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textDespite best intentions, many high achievers make suboptimal decisions in the workplace. The combination of stress, information overload, s...
3 Steps to Mastering Influence
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textInfluence is about changing how others think and act, not simply directing them what to do. Discover why transformational influence—the k...
How to appear more confident
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textMany accomplished professionals hit a ceiling not because they lack skills, but because they overuse "pleaser" behaviors that und...
Mastering Executive Presence with Cindy Skalicky
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textWhat is executive presence, and why do so many talented leaders struggle to develop it? That is the theme of this conversation with Cindy S...
Less is More: 4 Steps to Productivity
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis episode tackles the counterintuitive truth about high achievement: doing more isn't always the path to greater success. Learn why...
Learn to Speak for Yourself, Because Your Work Doesn't
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThe ingrained belief that "my work speaks for itself" - while admirable - is not true. It may be a major factor keeping you from ...
How to Delegate Effectively: A Practical Guide
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textMany high achievers struggle with deeply empowering their team. Learn why letting go might be the key to unlocking your next level of leade...
Overcoming lack of discipline
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textDo you consistently avoid doing things you know would make you more successful? In this episode, Rusty tackles the hidden truth about why h...
Master motivation with 1 simple question
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textMany people struggle maintaining motivation to achieve their goals. It's why so many people don't achieve their New Year's r...
Setting better goals for 2025
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textAre your New Year's resolutions setting you up for another unfulfilling year? This episode tackles the common pitfall of traditional g...
3 Actions to Go from Manager to Leader
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textHigh achievers often get trapped by their own success.Learn why the mindsets and behaviors that fueled early career wins often become barri...
5 Rules for More Confident Decisions
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textSmart, high achieving leaders often make sub-optimal decisions. In this episode, learn how our brain's built-in bias toward risk and ...
3 Easy Habits to Command More Respect at Work
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textStruggling to command respect at work? This episode tackles why blaming external factors - like company culture or difficult colleagues - c...
Increasing Your Executive Presence in Meetings
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textMeetings with senior leaders are a prime opportunity to demonstrate executive presence. But they make many leaders anxious. In this episode...
Navigating Challenging Times: A Thanksgiving Reflection
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textOn Thanksgiving, most of us practice gratitude. It's easy during the holidays, but finding gratitude in the midst of difficulties requ...
Getting Promoted: 3 Actions to Take Today
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textHas your career progression slowed down? In this episode of Do Something Different, we tackle promotion and career advancement - specifical...
Delivering Effective Feedback
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIs performance review season making you anxious? In this episode, Rusty Gaillard tackles the elephant in the room: why most leaders either ...
Conquering Fear of Failure
23 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textAre you a high achiever who's built your career on being smart and avoiding mistakes? In this episode, Rusty tackles the paralyzing pr...
Mastering Prioritization
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textAre you constantly juggling back-to-back meetings, endless Slack messages, and mounting deliverables? If you're like most senior leade...
Do Something Different Trailer
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textWelcome to Do Something Different, a leadership podcast. This podcast is for high achievers: smart, ambitious, successful people who'v...