Do Something Different: A Leadership Podcast
Do Something Different is a podcast for high-achievers who want to grow their impact. Each week, former Apple executive Rusty Gaillard helps you build the skillset and mindset to break free from the conventional corporate leadership model and create meaningful, lasting impact for your company, your team, and your career. Come away empowered and inspired to put these simple, practical leadership tools to use: share your honest opinion, give candid feedback, delegate effectively while maintaining high standards, and take back control of your schedule.
Episodes
Delegation is the management skill behind promotion and career growth—the professional development shift that builds executive presence. Most leaders stay buried in the work because they believe quality requires their personal involvement. It does -- just not how you think. If you don't learn this, it becomes a ceiling on your growth.
In this video, you'll learn why delegation is an emotional chal...
Stop having unproductive meetings that waste your team's time. Use this simple method to improve meeting quality and boost engagement.
Many professionals struggle with meetings with lots of wasted time, where the most valuable content is buried at the end. If you are tired of disengaged participants, try this one simple fix. It will boost your executive presence, leadership skills, and improve engagement and ...
If you keep getting passed over for promotion even though you're a top performer, if your career advancement is stalled, if you think you have good leadership skills, but you're not moving up... this video is for you.
The real reason you're not advancing usually has nothing to do with your work ethic. It's something quieter that most people never get told directly, and that even your own boss may struggle to ...
Executive presence is the difference between having the right answer and actually sounding like a CEO in the room.
If you've ever wondered how to speak with confidence when the stakes are high — and then watched someone less prepared get taken more seriously than you — this episode is about why that keeps happening.
Here's the uncomfortable part: it isn't about intelligence, and it is...
Stop trying to resolve conflict at work. When you do, it costs you promotions, hurts your career, and shows weak leadership skills.
Of course workplace conflict is frustrating, and it can feel personal, political, and exhausting. Often times, the harder you work to resolve it, the more stuck you feel.
The truth is, the higher you rise, the more conflict you face. Competing agendas, ambiguous decisions,...
Are you being passed over at work? Learn the specific career blind spot that keeps high performers from getting a promotion.
Many smart people struggle with career advancement because their own intelligence masks a critical professional issue: executive presence.
If you are doing everything right but still not getting promoted, earning the recognition you deserve, this breakdown helps identify the exac...
Most confidence advice is designed to help you look confident to other people. That's the wrong game.
In this video, I break down why the three most common confidence tips — prepare more, fake it till you make it, and stack small wins — are either incomplete or actively working against you. Then I share what actually changed confidence for me, through two of the hardest seasons of my life.
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If you're feeling stuck in your career, the problem may be invisible to you, but everyone else sees it. Until you see it, working harder, executive presence skills, or personal development won't help you move forward.
In this episode, I share the story of a client who had four bad bosses in a row and never figured out he was the common factor. From there, we look at the four ways people answer the question "w...
If you've ever wondered why some people command the room the moment they walk in — and others don't — it's not about what they're saying. Your executive presence speaks for itself, before you even open your mouth.
Learn the behaviors that quietly undermine your authority in every meeting, every hallway conversation, every moment someone is watching — and learn what to do instead.
If you're working hard but still not getting career growth, nobody told you the rules changed.
After 30, getting promoted at work has nothing to do with doing more. It requires the professional development to become the leader your organization actually needs.
In this episode, I break down why the habits that built your career — reliability, responsiveness, the "I'll handle it" attitude &md...
Most professionals think feedback is essential to self improvement. But what if feedback limits your personal growth?
This episode challenges one of the most common practices in professional development and gives you a 3-step framework that will transform how you think about self improvement, leadership development, and building confidence.
If you're a business leader focused on career planning, execut...
Most leaders think executive presence in high-stakes meetings comes from being well prepared. But they prepare the wrong thing.
In this episode, I share the 3-step formula I use with my coaching clients to help them walk into high-stakes meetings as a contributor, not just a survivor. You'll hear the question that completely changed how one of my clients prepared for a meeting with a demanding SVP — and...
Executive presence isn’t just about communication. It’s also about making good decisions. In this episode, we discuss how to use leadership intuition in decision making when the stakes are high.
Featuring Samyr Qureshi, CEO and co-founder of Knack, this conversation dives into the internal compass behind career growth, how to trust your gut when data falls short, and what it really takes to lead ...
Most professionals are never taught how to choose a career that leads to lasting professional growth and meaningful personal development. This episode reveals powerful insights from career coaching that will help you rethink everything you’ve been told about success.
Forget the tired advice about following your passion or creating a rigid five-year plan. If you're feeling stuck or unfulfilled, it's not because ...
Grit may get you started in your career, but it’s not what gets you promoted. In this conversation on leadership, personal development, and professional development, Guy Yalif—Chief Evangelist at Webflow—challenges the belief that success requires relentless hustle.
Key Takeaways:
- Why our culture rewards hustle, and how that mindset can quietly stall your career growth
- How time tracking elevates f...
Success in your career doesn't just come from mastering skills—it comes from mastering your mindset. In this powerful conversation with Krishnan Venkata, Chief Client Officer at LatentView Analytics, we uncover two game-changing principles that can rapidly accelerate growth for any professional ready to step outside their comfort zone.
Krishnan shares real-world stories from his journey scaling a 10-person star...
Many high performers unknowingly sabotage their chances at promotion by making a single critical mistake.
Discover the hidden obstacle that holds back smart, capable leaders—and learn the three essential steps to break through it. With real-life stories and a clear roadmap, this conversation will shift how you think about advancement and help you align your actions with the role you want, not just the one...
If you've ever wondered how to speak like a leader at work, this episode delivers the answer—through practical, tactical language shifts that instantly elevate your presence. Whether you're leading a team, presenting to executives, or looking to grow in your role, the way you speak plays a powerful role in how others perceive your leadership.
In this episode, discover how confident leaders use intentional langu...
What if the fastest way to advance your career isn’t about working harder, but thinking differently? In this episode, discover the mindset shift that elevates your leadership skills, strengthens your executive presence, and accelerates your income and impact. Learn how embracing mistakes and leaning into discomfort creates the foundation for self improvement and sustained personal development.
This mindset unlo...
There’s one deceptively simple question that most people never stop to ask, but it holds the key to clarity, confidence, and success. Whether you're facing a career crossroads, navigating workplace conflict, or stepping into a new opportunity, this question can shift your entire approach.
This episode breaks down how three professionals—each facing wildly different challenges—found their way forward...
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