Ep. 14: Unspoken Expectations: The Real Cost in Safety & Leadership

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Ep. 18: Leading with Passion & Personality: Taylor Stewart on High-Stakes Leadership at Sandia National Labs

Discover powerful leadership lessons from today’s episode with Wingspan Performance Advisor, Mike Johnson, and Taylor Stewart of Sandia National Labs. In this conversation, Taylor shares how she brings calm under pressure, humor, curiosity, and authentic personality to massive-scale national security operations. Learn practical strategies for challenging the status quo, measuring observable behaviors, influencing with data, and staying grounded as a high-level leader.

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Ep. 17: Mediocre Sucks: Chris Lock on Ownership, CrossFit, and Leading Without the BS

Cathy Maday, Founder of Wingspan Performance, talks with Chris Lock, Siemens Smart Infrastructure leader. Chris shares raw lessons on entrepreneurial grit, risk-taking, and people-first leadership inside a global titan. From breaking sweat in early jobs to building high-performance teams with Wingspan Performance, discover how to lead with ownership, handle consequences, and create meaningful impact. This episode is for leaders seeking unfiltered performance strategies, industrial mindset shifts, and real-world business growth.

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Ep. 16: Why Leaders Fail at Accountability (And How to Fix It)

Mike Johnson sits down with Wingspan Performance Advisor Bruce Stankavage to unpack one of the most misunderstood leadership skills: exercising accountability. Drawing from 26+ years as an entrepreneur, Bruce shares how avoiding accountability and unclear expectations quietly limit team performance – and what changed when he shifted his mindset.