Ep. 15: How “Fuzzy Language” Is Killing Your Team’s Performance

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

Mike Johnson talks with Dianne Grote Adams, President & Owner of CFX Inc. and a health and safety expert with over 40 years of experience.

They reveal how unspoken or unclear expectations lead to serious safety risks, wasted time and money, team misalignment, and frustration. Discover why leaders struggle to communicate behavioral and technical expectations clearly, the hidden costs of poor performance, and practical ways to fix it through direct conversations, better feedback, and aligned communication styles.

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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.