The Best Leadership Podcast Ever (with Jeff Matlow)
Life changing leadership lessons with a lump of laughter. Imagine if John Oliver and Simon Sinek had a baby. This is it. I’m the baby.
Episodes
November 17, 2025
Anger often hides a deeper issue—fear of conflict. In this episode, Jeff Matlow looks behind the mask of anger and teaches you how to recognize and address the real cause of anger in the workplace. When you look behind the mask of anger, you end up with better communication and stronger leadership.
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November 10, 2025
Anger often hides a deeper issue—fear of conflict. In this episode, Jeff Matlow looks behind the mask of anger and teaches you how to recognize and address the real cause of anger in the workplace. When you look behind the mask of anger, you end up with better communication and stronger leadership.
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November 3, 2025
Anger often hides a deeper issue—fear of conflict. In this episode, Jeff Matlow looks behind the mask of anger and teaches you how to recognize and address the real cause of anger in the workplace. When you look behind the mask of anger, you end up with better communication and stronger leadership. In this episode, [...]
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October 27, 2025
Success is partly about luck. As it turns out, confident people tend to have more luck than others. And that's where the Confidence Gap comes in. It's time to learn why women have less confidence than men and what you can do about it.
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October 20, 2025
Want to instantly improve your leadership? You should start by improving your communication. In this episode, Jeff Matlow breaks down why clarity is your most overlooked superpower — and how to wield it with confidence. In this episode, you’ll learn: 🔹 Why most leaders talk too much (and say too little) 🔹 How clear communication [...]
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October 13, 2025
Working with narcissists can feel like walking through a minefield. But it's the type of minefield where you're guaranteed to step on a mine - almost daily. In this episode, Jeff unpacks how to manage the narcissist's dynamic with clarity and grace, so you maintain what's left of your sanity. In this episode, you’ll learn: [...]
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October 6, 2025
Women in leadership face unique challenges, but they also bring extraordinary value. In this episode, Jeff Matlow dives into the current state of women leaders, examining both the progress and the barriers that still exist. In this episode, you’ll learn: 🔹 Why women leaders are often held to higher standards 🔹 The real strategies to [...]
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September 29, 2025
You might think you have a communication problem — and you might be right. But the real issue might not be what you communicate but how. In this episode, Jeff Matlow challenges you to stop blaming behavior alone and start rethinking your communication processes. In this episode, you’ll learn: 🔹 Why centralizing and standardizing communication [...]
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September 22, 2025
Criticism stings — but it doesn’t have to sink you. In this episode, Jeff Matlow takes a sharp (and more than a little humorous) look at why criticism hurts so much… and how to turn it into a leadership superpower. In this episode, you’ll learn: 🔹 Why criticism feels like a threat (and what to [...]
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September 15, 2025
A hug at Disney isn’t just a hug—it’s a rule. And it holds a powerful lesson for leaders everywhere. In this episode, Jeff unpacks how small moments of care can shape an entire culture. In this episode, you’ll learn: 🔹 What the Disney Hug Rule teaches about human connection 🔹 How small gestures build trust [...]
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September 8, 2025
What can Waffle House teach you about crisis management? A lot more than you'd expect. In this quick and witty episode, Jeff Matlow unpacks the brilliance of the “Waffle House Index” and how clarity leads through chaos. In this episode, you’ll learn: 🔹 What the Waffle House Index is—and why it works 🔹 How strong [...]
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September 1, 2025
Deadlines often feel like pressure — after all, they’re meant to push. But not all deadlines are created equal. In this episode, Jeff Matlow reflects on some personal stuff happening in his life and how it's viewed from the perspective of deadlines. 🎧 Press play. But don't say I didn't warn you. _______________ A lot [...]
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August 25, 2025
Do you feel confined by your own routines or your decisions? Are they backing you into a corner? Turns out, you might be caught in a leadership trap. In this episode, Jeff Matlow shows you how to break free from the trap and get back to that growth you wanted. In this episode you're gonna [...]
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August 18, 2025
Sometimes it’s not what you do — it’s what you don’t do. In this episode, Jeff Matlow unpacks omission bias: that false belief that inaction is safer than action, even when it is just as damaging. Here are a few tidbits you’ll learn in this episode: ✅ How omission bias appears in your life ✅ [...]
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August 11, 2025
Sure, tough conversations may be uncomfortable, but that's why they're called "tough conversations". It's time you learn that they don't have to be tough after all.
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August 4, 2025
There are four types of leaders who fail to help their department grow. I've got the metaphor of all metaphors to explain my point. It starts with a sheep, a well of water and a whole lot of uncomfortable truth about how you lead your team. Here's what you'll find inside this well of truth: [...]
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July 28, 2025
Are you trying to be the hero in every situation? As it turns out, being the hero might be your biggest downfall. In this episode, Jeff Matlow grabs the cape of Hero Syndrome and shows you a smarter way to move forward. In this heroic episode, you’ll learn:✅ What Hero Syndrome is and why [...]
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Your customers come to you excited — do you keep that feeling alive, or does it die out like open fizzy water on a hot counter? In this episode, Jeff Matlow tells you about the two important customer lessons every company needs to know in order to maintain and build loyalty. Within the two [...]
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Your expectations shape reality, whether you realize it or not. Your underperforming employee isn't the problem, your self-fulfilling prophecy is.
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Managing people is hard. But it's a required activity on the path to leadership. Maybe we should rethink leadership. Just ask Hubspot's co-founder, Dharmesh Shah.
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