🎯 Small Shifts, Big Impact: Leadership Lessons from Mike Mears | Partnering Leadership Podcast
What if traditional leadership tactics—bonuses, training, KPIs—aren’t enough to inspire real change? In this powerful episode of Partnering Leadership, Mahan Tavakoli is joined by Mike Mears, former CIA Chief of Human Capital and founder of the CIA Leadership Academy, to uncover why the leadership playbook needs a major rewrite.
Drawing on his unique background in intelligence, behavioral psychology, and organizational leadership, Mike Mears explains how small, intentional leadership behaviors can produce outsized impact in engagement, trust, and performance. He shares practical tools for building psychological safety, deepening emotional clarity, and creating team alignment in even the most complex environments.
🔍 In this episode, you'll learn:
▪️Why performance systems and training often fail
▪️How neuroscience shapes team trust and decision-making
▪️The science of psychological certainty and how leaders can create it
▪️Simple practices that drive discretionary effort and innovation
▪️How to shift leadership from control to connection
Whether you're a CEO, board member, team leader, or HR executive, Mike’s frameworks will challenge your assumptions and equip you with real-world leadership tools that make a measurable difference—one conversation at a time.
🎧 Tune in to discover how small shifts in leadership behavior can lead to big cultural transformation.
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