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In the Arena

All growth starts with self-awareness.

In the Arena isn’t just about leadership – it’s about uncovering the patterns, scripts, and beliefs that quietly shape us. Most people lead by default, but real impact comes from doing the deeper work.

Grounded in decades of behavioral science, this podcast helps you recognize what holds you back and build the capacity to live and lead differently.

Preventing Organization Fires: 5 Questions

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“Real” effective firefighters are those who prevent blazes from occurring. Whether you stand watch at a firehouse or are a leader within an organization, the true test of your leadership effectiveness is not putting out fires…

Heat in the System

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Heat can destroy a mechanism. Mechanical engineers finely design machines so that oil can be fed automatically or manually to the moving parts, to prevent friction and eventual breakdown. Electrical engineers carefully work to engineer out…

The 6 Symptoms of Leadership Arson

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Bradford F. Spencer, Ph.D. The opening scene from the 1991 movie Backdraft captures a heroic firefighter whose son is at a fire watching his father leap from one balcony to another as he saves…

Why do you like being a firefighter?

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When kids grow up, they do not want to be firefighters because they look forward to polishing or maintaining the engine. They want to fight the fires. A surprising statistic reveals that, as a class, firefighters…
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