Building an Authentic Leadership Brand in an AI World with Elizabeth Rosenberg

What if trust wasn’t something you either had or didn’t have? In this episode of The Better Leadership Team Show, I speak with Matt Jarvis, co-founder and co-chairman of 72andSunny, about why trust is the ultimate amplifier of teamwork. Matt helped grow 72andSunny into a global advertising agency with more than $250 million in revenue, operations across five continents, multiple Agency of the Year awards, and recognition as one of the world’s most innovative companies. Its success was built o...

In this Mike on the Mic episode of The Better Leadership Team Show, I explore one of the hardest transitions any leader can make: succeeding yourself. When every important decision flows through you, it may feel like proof that you are indispensable. In reality, it often means you have become the bottleneck preventing your team, company, and career from growing. I explain why succeeding yourself is about much more than delegation. It requires shifting your identity from being the hero with al...

In this episode of The Better Leadership Team Show, I sit down with Jessi Beyer, a crisis mental health professional, TEDx speaker, and former SWAT negotiator, to explore what leaders need to know about de-escalation, active listening, and supporting employees through difficult moments. Jessi explains why having an Employee Assistance Program is not enough to create a crisis-ready organization. We talk about recognizing changes in employee behavior, why everyday human connection matters, and ...

What happens when your highest-performing employee is also damaging your culture? In this Mike on the Mic episode of The Better Leadership Team Show, I’m tackling one of the hardest decisions leaders face: what to do with a top producer who delivers incredible results but consistently violates your organization’s core values. I’ve seen leaders tolerate toxic behavior because someone brings in revenue, has been with the company for years, seems impossible to replace, or might eventually respon...

How can leaders create more focus in a world filled with constant distractions? In this episode of The Better Leadership Team Show, I sit down with Shawn Vanderhoven, Partner at The Wiseman Group and author of Pause: How to Lead Brilliant Work in a Busy World, to explore why today's biggest leadership challenge isn't working harder—it's creating the conditions for brilliant work. We discuss why great leadership teams encourage every voice, how to delegate more effectively, why leaders struggl...