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How to Lead with Clay Scroggins and Adam Tarnow

How to Lead with Clay Scroggins and Adam Tarnow

Clay Scroggins and Adam Tarnow 217 Episodes Aug 11, 2026

A podcast designed to help you develop yourself and those around you. Hosted by Clay Scroggins and Adam Tarnow, it offers leadership insights and practical advice for personal and professional growth.

Episodes

The Most Irresponsible Person in My Life
The Most Irresponsible Person in My Life Aug 11, 2026 00:14:14 What if self-leadership isn’t primarily a discipline problem, but a relationship problem?In this episode, Clay explores the relationship between who you are today and the person who has to live with your decisions tomorrow. He shares three practical ways to become more generous to “future you." And one simple question that can change how you approach your work, calendar, and leadership.David
FROM THE VALUT: How to End a Meeting
FROM THE VALUT: How to End a Meeting Jul 27, 2026 00:15:12 This summer, we're revisiting some of our most popular episodes.How to End a Meeting - the last in a three part series.Enjoy!Produced and edited by ⁠Sound of a Rose⁠.
FROM THE VAULT: How to Run a Meeting
FROM THE VAULT: How to Run a Meeting Jul 20, 2026 00:19:33 This summer, we're revisiting some of our most popular episodes.How to Run a Meeting - the second in a three part series.Enjoy!Produced and edited by ⁠Sound of a Rose⁠.
FROM THE VAULT: How to Start a Meeting
FROM THE VAULT: How to Start a Meeting Jul 13, 2026 00:14:38 This summer, we're revisiting some of our most popular episodes.How to Start a Meeting - the first in a three part series.Enjoy!Produced and edited by Sound of a Rose.
One Chapter Ends and Another Begins
One Chapter Ends and Another Begins Jul 6, 2026 00:03:07 A quick update about the future of the Podcast and our plans for the summer.
Be Easy to Work With (featuring Berry Mansfield)
Be Easy to Work With (featuring Berry Mansfield) Jun 29, 2026 00:25:03 Everyone wants to stand out at work. Berry Mansfield figured out that the secret isn't being the loudest or the smartest — it's being the easiest. Berry has built an entire career on one principle: be easy to work with. In this episode, he traces how that idea carried him from accounting all the way to the president's chair, and why the simplest principles are usually the most powerful
Culture Matters (featuring Jenni Catron)
Culture Matters (featuring Jenni Catron) Jun 15, 2026 00:39:08 In this episode, Adam sits down with Jenni Catron, leadership expert, founder of The 4Sight Group, and author of Culture Matters , to talk about one of the most important and most overlooked responsibilities of any leader: building a healthy organizational culture. Jenni brings clarity and practical wisdom to a topic that can feel abstract, and this conversation will leave you with both a better u
The People-Pleasing Tax
The People-Pleasing Tax Jun 1, 2026 00:25:49 We've all done it: said yes before we even finished thinking, then immediately regretted it. Clay and Adam dig into why people-pleasing feels like the kind thing to do, why it isn't, and what it quietly costs you as a leader: trust, clarity, energy, and the hard conversations that only get harder the longer you wait. Plus, five moves to start breaking the reflex this week.
Your One-on-Ones are Probably Broken
Your One-on-Ones are Probably Broken May 18, 2026 00:25:47 Most leaders run one-on-ones every week. Almost none of them run one-on-ones their people actually want to show up to. The problem isn't effort — it's a fundamental mismatch: you think you're running a status meeting. Your direct report came hoping for something else entirely.In this episode, Adam and Clay break down why the most powerful recurring meeting on your calendar is also the
The Most Puzzling Part of Leadership
The Most Puzzling Part of Leadership May 11, 2026 00:15:25 When 18 out of 23 leaders in a room all gave the same answer — people — to the question "What's the most puzzling part of leadership?", it was hard to ignore. This episode unpacks why.Drawing on a distinction from Arthur Brooks' new book, we explore the difference between complicated problems (ones that can be solved) and complex problems (ones that can only be managed). The crue
Whole Leaders, Wild Trust (featuring Dr. Rob McKenna)
Whole Leaders, Wild Trust (featuring Dr. Rob McKenna) May 4, 2026 00:47:33 What does it really mean to lead from a place of wholeness and why does trust feel so elusive in today's organizations? In this episode, Adam sits down with Dr. Rob McKenna, author of Whole Leaders, Wild Trust, for a conversation that challenges everything you thought you knew about leadership development.Dr. McKenna explores why the most effective leaders aren't the ones who have it all f
Your Middle Managers Don't Need to Suck it Up
Your Middle Managers Don't Need to Suck it Up Apr 27, 2026 00:26:09 The data is hard to ignore: mid-level leaders are the most stressed and burned out professional demographic — more burned out than individual contributors, more than senior executives. And yet most organizations treat manager development as an afterthought. Meanwhile, the generation coming up behind them is looking at middle management and quietly deciding it's not worth it.This episode is for

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