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Leadership Mindset 2.0

Leadership Mindset 2.0

R. Michael Anderson | Leadership Coach & CEO 47 Episodes Oct 14, 2026

Leadership Mindset 2.0 is a podcast for executives and entrepreneurs who want to scale their businesses using psychology and strategy. Host R. Michael Anderson, a two-time Executive Coach of the Year, shares insights from neuroscience, emotional intelligence, and real-world business experience. Each week features strategy episodes, live Q&A mentorship, unscripted coaching sessions, and masterclasses with guests. The show helps leaders overcome burnout, imposter syndrome, and the leadership incompetence trap.

Episodes

How to Build the Courage to Raise Your Hand for Leadership
How to Build the Courage to Raise Your Hand for Leadership Oct 14, 2026 16:29 Courage is not about not having fear. Courage is having fear and doing something anyway.At a recent leadership intensive, we split a room full of leaders into teams and asked who wanted to lead. Almost nobody raised their hand.These are leaders, at a leadership event, and still most of them sat on their hands. In this episode you'll learn;- Why so many capable leaders avoid raising their hand for
The Six Types of Leadership Development, and Which One Your Team Actually Needs
The Six Types of Leadership Development, and Which One Your Team Actually Needs Oct 7, 2026 25:55 The manager everyone thinks is incompetent probably isn't. She just never got trained.82% of UK managers are what's called accidental managers, promoted without ever getting the skills or training to actually do the job…so what do you do about it?You’ll learn everything you need to know about leadership training & development for your team including;- Why what looks like incompetence in a stru
Your Ego Is Lying to You, and You Believe It Every Time
Your Ego Is Lying to You, and You Believe It Every Time Sep 23, 2026 11:56 Your mind messes with you, and until you know that, it's going to keep holding you back.Today, you're going to learn exactly how it does this and how to make it work for you instead of against you.In this episode you'll learn;- The simple fact versus fiction tool for catching the exact moment your brain starts inventing a story that has nothing to do with reality- Why a great presentation, a good
How To Deal With Negative, Complaining Team Members
How To Deal With Negative, Complaining Team Members Sep 16, 2026 16:13 A tool every leader needs is the ability to turn negative, complaining people into a positive, effective member of the team.The problem is, if you don't know how to do this, you often make it worse.Here's a simple yet powerful model you can use that does just that. In fact, as you’ll hear, it even works inside of a prison.In this episode you'll learn;- The three roles in the drama triangle, victim
The 5 Pillars of High-Performance Teams in 2027
The 5 Pillars of High-Performance Teams in 2027 Sep 10, 2026 47:44 One of the most frustrating things for a manager is that their team's not performing, and they don't know what to do about it.The pressure starts mounting more and more. They start to doubt themselves, and things get worse and worse for everybody involved.The solution is to evaluate your team on these five pillars and then put in a strategy to solve it.In this episode you'll learn;- The five pilla
The 5 Steps to Turn Team Conflict Into Trust
The 5 Steps to Turn Team Conflict Into Trust Sep 2, 2026 09:22 When trust disappears from a team, even small disagreements can turn into defensiveness, gossip, blame, and conflict...so how do you turn it around?In this episode, Michael breaks down a five-step process for helping a team move out of dysfunction and start rebuilding trust. And it doesn't begin with forcing everyone to get along. It begins with understanding why people are defensive in the first
The One Question That Turns a Follower Into a Leader
The One Question That Turns a Follower Into a Leader Aug 26, 2026 09:01 Never let someone come to you with just a problem. They need one to three solutions already worked out, because that is the moment a follower starts becoming a leader.Here's the thing. A VP I coach ran a time audit and found he was spending five hours a week with one newer team member. His first instinct was to just cut that time back. That would have backfired.In this episode you'll learn;- Why c
Replay: Your Burned Out Team Does Not Have a Workload Problem. It Has a Leadership Problem.
Replay: Your Burned Out Team Does Not Have a Workload Problem. It Has a Leadership Problem. Aug 19, 2026 14:35 A burned out team does not need better processes. It needs a leader who knows where they are going. The thing keeping your people stuck has nothing to do with their workload.In this episode- Why the loudest negative person on your team is currently setting the tone for everyone else, and what you have to do about it before anything else can shift- The difference between empathy and direction, and
Replay: Mastering Uncomfortable Conversations: The Real Job of a Leader
Replay: Mastering Uncomfortable Conversations: The Real Job of a Leader Aug 12, 2026 19:24 I'm away for a couple of weeks, so we're going back into the archive. New episodes return on 26 August."The real job of a CEO is to go from one uncomfortable conversation to another."If you are procrastinating a phone call, letting a deadline slide, or avoiding an underperforming employee because you don't want to "rock the boat," you are not protecting the team - you are hurting them.Many leaders
Three Leadership Mistakes That Undermine Your Authority
Three Leadership Mistakes That Undermine Your Authority Aug 5, 2026 10:15 Leadership isn't just about making the right decisions. It's about having the difficult conversations, earning trust, and showing up with confidence when it matters most. In this episode, Michael answers questions from leaders who are facing challenges many of us eventually run into.-What do you do when someone on your team isn't improving?-How do you lead people who used to be your peers?-And how
What Happens When You Stop Treating Fear as the Enemy?
What Happens When You Stop Treating Fear as the Enemy? Jul 29, 2026 31:54 Most leaders spend their careers trying to get rid of fear. The highest performers have a completely different relationship with it.“The day you are not afraid going into a fire is the day you should retire. Because fear is what keeps you aware, keeps you sharp, and keeps you alive.”-Shannon Sedlacek, former attorney and Lieutenant firefighter, my guest for the episodeIn this episode you'll learn;
How to Stop Being the Bottleneck in Your Business
How to Stop Being the Bottleneck in Your Business Jul 22, 2026 14:23 If your business depends on you for every major decision, you've built a bottleneck, not a scalable company.In this episode, Michael answers a question from a founder who has successfully grown his business to $4 million but finds himself involved in every deal, every decision, and every problem. The challenge isn't working harder. It's making the transition from being the person who does everythi

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