Many workplace challenges stem from unspoken assumptions. Through our coaching conversations, we often see questions like: What really makes someone a high performer? What’s the right way to operate as a team? Categories of assumptions include those around the way we work, our communication style, people and their roles. On today’s Leadership Foundry Podcast, Brandon and Randy are back on the mics to address some of these assumptions head-on.

Time is our most finite resource, and in today’s fast-paced world, everything feels urgent. As leaders, the real challenge isn’t just managing our schedules—it’s protecting and preserving our time so we can focus on what truly drives impact, both in the office and at home. To help us achieve this goal, Brandon and Randy share their top five best practices to reclaim your time.

“The best leaders have incredible self-belief without self-absorption.” The key to this balance is self-awareness. Les Csorba, author of the newly released book, 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘊𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺, joins Brandon Smith on today’s Leadership Foundry Podcast to share his findings in detail, highlighting how self-awareness has become a crisis with many leaders believing they are more self-aware than they actually are.