The Real Truth About Leadership: Debunking the Myths. Teaching What Works.
by Thomas R. Harris · 93 episodes
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Leadership is one of the most talked-about topics in the world — and one of the most misunderstood. With so much content, so many "styles," and so many competing ideas, it can be hard to know what to actually focus on.The Real Truth About Leadership simplifies it. We cut through the confusion, clear up the common misconceptions, and teach leadership the way it actually works — built on influence, grounded in principles, and practical enough for anyone to apply. No fluff, no fads. Just what works.
Latest episodes
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15 min
Seven Truths About Delegation
Most leaders who say "delegation doesn't work" are really saying they delegated badly. This episode covers seven truths about delegation: why handing something off doesn't hand off…
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9 min
Should You Use AI as a Leadership Trainer?
If you pulled water from a well and couldn't tell whether it was clean, you wouldn't just drink it. That's the problem with using AI to learn leadership. AI amplifies whatever it w…
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19 min
How do you define success as a leader?
How you define success determines what you measure, and what you measure determines what you do. This episode examines four common but faulty definitions of leadership success (pro…
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10 min
The Problem With 'Leadership Is About…'
"Leadership is about building relationships." "Leadership is about asking the right questions." These statements sound good, and the things they name are often genuinely worth doin…
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13 min
Stop Guessing: A Better Way to Solve Problems
It's tempting to jump straight to solutions, but guessing at fixes without understanding the real problem wastes time, money, and trust. This episode covers practical principles fo…
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25 min
Seven Steps to Better Decisions
Good decisions and good outcomes aren't the same thing, a solid process can still turn out badly, and a lucky guess can still turn out well. This episode walks through seven practi…
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10 min
Why How You Handle Mistakes Is A Big Deal
Mistakes are inevitable, but how a leader responds to them shapes a team's innovation, trust, and morale more than almost anything else. This episode looks at the difference betwee…
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9 min
The Cost of Not Speaking Up
Staying quiet feels safer in the moment, but silence is never neutral. When you don't speak up about a behavior, a conflict, or underperformance, you're giving it tacit approval, a…
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8 min
Why "Don't Bring Me a Problem Without a Solution" Backfires
"Don't bring me a problem without a solution" sounds like good leadership — until it means your team stops bringing you problems at all. In this episode we break down why this popu…
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10 min
What "Showing Up Strong" in a Meeting Actually Means
"Strong leader" is often seen as confident, decisive, and in control of the room. But the leaders who are actually effective frequently do the opposite — they listen first, speak l…
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21 min
How the Curse of Knowledge Hurts You As a Leader
The more you know about something, the harder it can be to explain it. That's not a communication flaw — it's a cognitive bias called the curse of knowledge, and it affects how you…
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8 min
The Manager vs. Leader Quote That Gets It Wrong
You've seen the quote a hundred times. "Management is doing things right. Leadership is doing the right things." It's catchy. It's memorable. And it's quietly misleading.In this ep…
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20 min
Why What Gets You Promoted Isn't What Makes You Effective
Most of the people at the top of organizationa aren't there because they're great leaders. They're there because they're great at looking like one. And there's a a lot of research…
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7 min
The Hidden Problem With "Great Leaders Dont Tell You What To Do..."
Every week, leadership quotes flood your feed — and most of them sound great. But sounding right and being right aren't the same thing. This episode, we're putting a popular ones u…
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19 min
Stop Making Your Communication More Complicated Than It Needs to Be
There's one mistake in communication that hurts leaders and people in general when it comes to the communication a lot, and that's making things complex. Research has shown that th…
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30 min
The False Binaries That Trap Leaders
Your brain is wired to trap you. It naturally collapses complex situations into two choices — this or that, good or bad, relationships or results — and then convinces you those are…
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18 min
Why the First Words Matter
How you open a conversation can make or break how it ends — and the research backs it up. In this episode, we break down why leaders who start harshly almost always end poorly, wha…
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12 min
Is leadership universal or situational?
Is leadership about fixed traits, or does it depend entirely on the situation? In this episode, we argue it’s both: leadership is grounded in universal principles but always applie…
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25 min
The Leadership Trap You May Be Falling Into Every Day (And Don't Realize It)
Water flows downhill. Electricity takes the easiest route. And according to science, your brain does the same thing. But what happens when that natural pull quietly shapes how you…
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10 min
How to Fix the Leadership Buzzword Problem
Defining leadership well is step one, but it doesn't stop there. We talk about what it looks like to push back on the buzzword in real, everyday situations — in job descriptions, i…