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#57: The Pro Athlete Mindset: Discipline Builds the Leader Within With Dre Baldwin
04 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What separates those who succeed from those who stay stuck? In this episode of MPWR, we sit down with Dre Baldwin; entrepreneur, author, and former p...
#56: Leadership Q&A: Why Small Things Trigger You More Than Big Problems
27 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why Do the Smallest Things Set You Off? You stay calm in crisis. You handle pressure like a pro. …but then something small happens; a comment, a t...
#55: Are You Playing Small? The Truth About Your Untapped Superpower with Tyler Dickerhoff
20 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Moment You Realize Something's Missing You've done everything right. You built the career. You achieved the milestones. You checked all the boxes...
#54: MPWR Greatest Hits: The Leadership Principles That Change Everything
13 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Best of MPWR: Leadership, Purpose & Emotional Mastery Why do so many high-achievers feel unfulfilled, even after they've "made it"? You can have...
#53: The Iceberg Problem in Leadership (What You Can't See Is Costing You)
06 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Fix This First Before You Fix Your Team What if the biggest problem on your team… isn't your team? Most leaders spend their time trying to fix be...
#52: Why Self-Leadership Determines Team Performance
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Self-Leadership Under Pressure: Why Great Leaders Start Within When pressure rises, most leaders instinctively try to control everything around them....
#51: When Pressure Hits, Does Your Team Expand or Shrink?
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why Teams Freeze When the Stakes Get High What happens when pressure rises and your team does the exact opposite of what you expected? In calm seas...
#50: Vision Hoarding: The Leadership Bottleneck You Didn't See Coming
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How Shared Vision Creates Confident Decision-Makers Ever leave a meeting thinking, "We're aligned"—only to watch everything slow down the second ...
#49: The Hidden Reason High-Performing Teams Suddenly Freeze
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Uncovering the Hidden Leadership Gaps That Stall Execution You leave the meeting feeling confident. Everyone nodded. No objections. Alignment seeme...
#48: You're Not "The Bad Guy": Accountability as Partnership (Not Policing)
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Leader's Guide to Getting People Back in the Lane Accountability can feel like the moment everything gets personal. You know the conversation y...
#47: Clarity Before Agreement: The Leadership Shift Most People Skip
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Just Because They Said "Yes" Doesn't Mean They're Committed Ever left a meeting feeling aligned; only to watch momentum disappear days later? Agree...
#46: Motivation vs. Transformation: Identity Is the Difference | Eric Pfeiffer, Tara LaFon Gooch & Dr. Grant Van Ulbrich
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Motivation Starts It. Identity Sustains Transformation. Motivation feels good… But it doesn't last. It's a spark. A rush. A moment. And then life...
#45: Why Self-Reliant Leaders Burn Out Without Warning
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Burnout Pattern Hiding Behind High Performance You're the one everyone depends on. The calm one. The capable one. The leader who always says, "...
#44: Why Your Team Gets Quiet When You Walk In
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Are They Underperforming…or Are You Over-Influencing? Have you ever walked into a meeting and felt the energy subtly change? The agenda stays ...
#43: If They Keep Coming to You for Everything, This Is Why—and How to Fix It
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why does your team keep coming to you for every answer—and why does it feel so exhausting? In this episode of the MPWR Podcast, Eric and Dawn unp...
#42: What Got You Here Won't Get You There: The Shift Required for Your Next Level
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You don't hit a plateau because you're failing; you hit it because you've outgrown the version of yourself that got you here. In this episode of th...
#41: The Ripple Effects of Underdeveloped Leadership — Part 2
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Ripple Effects of Underdeveloped Leadership (Part 2) In Part 2 of this conversation, we go deeper into what really happens when leadership deve...
#40: How Underdeveloped Leadership Spreads: From Your Inner World to Company Culture
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Ripple Effects of Underdeveloped Leadership Most leadership breakdowns don't begin with obvious mistakes. They begin quietly—inside the leader. ...
#39: Why Leaders Feel Stuck And Why Pushing Harder Makes It Worse
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why Leaders Feel Stuck (And Why Pushing Harder Makes It Worse) There's a moment in leadership most leaders don't prepare for. You're experienced. C...
#38: We Promote People Because They Perform But Rarely Prepare Them to Lead (And How to Fix It)
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We promote people because they perform, but we rarely prepare them to lead. There's a quiet epidemic happening inside organizations—and it isn't ...
#37: Leadership Hot Seat: Eric Answers Your Top Questions About Influence & Culture
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Executive Q&A: Leading with Trust, Clarity, and Strategic Coaching In this executive-focused Q&A session, Eric Pfeiffer, CEO of MPWR Coaching, and Daw...
#36: Leadership Q&A Every High Performer Needs to Hear
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Questions That Build Better Leaders In this special Q&A episode of the MPWR Podcast, Eric and Dawn pull back the curtain on the real-world pres...
#35: Grateful Leadership: The Evidence-Based Strategy That Builds Stronger Teams
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How Gratitude Transforms Workplace Culture (Even Under Pressure) In today's episode of the MPWR Podcast, we explore one of the most underestimated ...
#34: Inspiration Is Cheap: Why Most Leaders Never Transform (Until They Learn This)
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every leader loves the rush of inspiration — the conference high, the fresh vision, the notebook overflowing with ideas... But there's a reason m...
#33: The Silent Contract: The Hidden Agreements That Undermine Great Leaders
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎙️ The Silent Contract: How Unspoken Expectations Derail Leadership Every leader has signed a contract they never knew existed. It's not written ...
#32: Leading Under Pressure: Staying Grounded When Everything Around You Isn't
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Pressure doesn't create character — it exposes it." Those eight words set the tone for one of the most powerful conversations of the season. In ...
#31: Winning the War Within: How Great Leaders Conquer Resistance
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every leader knows the pain of resistance. It's the pushback from your team, the friction of a tough decision, the tension in high-stakes conversat...
#30: How Avoiding Accountability Erodes Confidence, Culture, and Connection
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's one of those words that makes most of us cringe. It sounds heavy, uncomfortable, and often feels like punishment. Whether it's calling out mis...
#29: Scaling Through People: The Secret to Sustainable Leadership Growth
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most leaders dream of growth; more influence, more impact, more results. But here's the truth: the greatest leaders don't just grow themselves. They ...
#28: When Your Role Outpaces Your Support System: Five Rules That Strengthen Leadership
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Hidden Cost of Success Leadership can be crowded — yet isolating. You can be surrounded by people all day and still feel completely alone. It...
#27: Decision Fatigue: Why Leaders Feel Drained & How to Get Your Energy Back
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Leadership isn't just about vision and strategy; it's about decisions. Hundreds of them. Every single day. Hundreds of them. Every single day. As E...
#26: Availability ≠ Effectiveness: Rethinking Leadership Boundaries
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We think the more we take on, the more valuable we are but the opposite is true. Without boundaries, we don't multiply our leadership; we dilute it. ...
#25: The Productivity Pendulum: Why Leaders Struggle and the Rhythm That Restores Balance
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How Do Leaders Escape the Productivity Pendulum and Create Lasting Rhythms? Leadership at the highest levels doesn't fail because of lack of ambiti...
#24: Control vs. Trust: The Leap That Changes Everything
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the very thing you think keeps you safe is what's actually holding you back? In this transformative episode of the GRASP Confidence podcast...
#23: Lonely at the Top? Overcoming Leadership Burnout and Isolation
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Feeling the Weight of Leadership: Why Going It Alone Leads to Burnout Leadership is rewarding but it can also feel unbearably heavy. In this episod...
#22: Stuck in Self-Doubt? How to Lead with Lasting Confidence
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stuck in Self-Doubt? How to Lead with Lasting Confidence Imposter syndrome doesn't discriminate. It doesn't matter how high you climb or how much y...
#21: Why Inconsistency Drains Your Influence and How to Stop It
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are You Losing Influence Because of Inconsistency? Here's How to Rebuild Trust. Every leader wants to be trusted. But trust isn't built on charisma...
#20: Giving Feedback with Confidence (Without Burning Bridges)
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When was the last time you avoided giving someone feedback because you didn't want to hurt their feelings? In this episode of MPWR, we delve into t...
#19: When Your Stress Becomes Their Problem — How Leaders Can Stop the Spillover
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is your stress quietly sabotaging your team's performance? Stress at the top doesn't stay at the top. It moves — quietly and powerfully — throu...
#18: The Psychology of Micromanagement: Fear, Control, and Leadership Failure
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You've heard the word micromanagement tossed around in leadership circles. But have you ever stopped to ask yourself: What's underneath it? In this...
#17: Out of the Fog: Regaining Clarity, Confidence, and Direction in Leadership
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why Do Great Leaders Still Feel Lost? And What to Do When You're Stuck in the Fog On this episode of the MPWR Podcast, host Eric Pfeiffer dives in...
#16: Reignite Alignment When Your Team Feels Disengaged (Without Starting Over)
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You've checked all the boxes as a leader but your team still feels disconnected. Why? You've done everything "right." You've cast a compelling visi...
#15: Dodging Difficult Conversations? Here's What It's Really Costing You
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We think silence keeps the peace but sometimes, silence is the most destructive lie we tell. Welcome to The MPWR Podcast with Eric Pfeiffer, where...
#14: Leading When You're Triggered: Mastering Emotional Hijacks
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How Do You Lead When You're Triggered? We've all been there: the meeting turns tense, someone pushes your buttons, your heart rate spikes and befor...
#13: From Tools to Transformation: How to Move from Learning to Leading
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At some point, every leader faces the same question: Am I actually applying what I know? Welcome to a new chapter of the MPWR Podcast. This episode...
#12: Why Teams Drift Without Clear Expectations: The Power of the Radical Minimum Standard
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is your team underperforming but you're not sure why? If you've ever felt like your people are capable but still missing the mark, this episode may o...
#11: Why Success Feels Empty Without These 5 Forms of Capital
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is it possible to have success and still feel like something's missing? If you've ever hit a milestone and felt more empty than accomplished… this ...
#10: The Productivity Pendulum: Why Most Leaders Swing Between Chaos and Clarity
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are you caught in the constant swing between hustle and exhaustion? You're not alone. In this episode we will discuss The Productivity Pendulum, host...
#9: The Real Reason Your Team Feels Stuck (And How to Move Them Forward)
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Real Reason Your Team Feels Stuck (And How to Move Them Forward) It's one of the most frustrating experiences for any leader: your team is...
#8: Leadership Isn't One-Size-Fits-All—Here's What Actually Works
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Leadership Isn't One-Size-Fits-All: How to Adapt Your Style to Develop Others It may come as a surprise, but the way most leaders show up is more h...
#7: The Leadership Blindspot Killing Your Culture: Lack of Trust
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Leadership Blindspot Killing Your Culture: Lack of Trust You can have a flawless strategy, polished systems, and clearly defined roles—but if...
#6: The #1 Mistake Companies Make—Planning Products Over People
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The #1 Mistake Companies Make—Planning Products Over People It's a painful truth: most organizations spend more time planning their next product ...
#5: Stalled Progress? Here's the Leadership Framework That Unlocks Growth
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stalled Progress? Here's the Leadership Framework That Unlocks Growth Every leader wants a high-performing team—but what if your team isn't showi...
#4: The Kairos Circle: A New Blueprint for Resilient Leadership
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Kairos Circle: A New Blueprint for Resilient Leadership In a world where 65% of leaders report experiencing burnout symptoms, leading to decr...
#3: The EQ Matrix: How Self-Awareness Transforms Leadership
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The EQ Matrix: How Self-Awareness Transforms Leadership What really separates powerful leaders from those who crumble under pressure? It's not strateg...
#2: The Ownership Shift: How To Stop Blaming and Start Leading
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Blame is easy. Ownership is transformational What separates good leaders from great ones? It's not charisma, intelligence, or even experience. It's...
#1: Upgrade Your Leadership Operating System: The Secret to Leading Under Pressure
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The best leaders don't just learn, they upgrade how they lead! Welcome to the MPWR Podcast, where leadership is redefined—not as a title or posit...