Tim Stating the Obvious
Turning leadership principles into practical application
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In this episode, Tired of Excuses? Take Back Your Leadership Now, Tim dives into timeless leadership principles—responsibility, authority, and accountability—and shows how they're deeply interconnected for truly effective leadership. Drawing from the classic Garden of Eden story (and its core summary), he uses Adam and Eve's experience as a powerful biblical illustration: God gave clear responsibility and authority t...
Are you caught in the endless daily grind? Chasing success on a hamster wheel constantly doing things that lead to burnout and misalignment? In this episode, Be Do Have Model: Transform Your Life, Tildet Varon invites you to step off that wheel and cultivate your own flourishing rose garden as a powerful metaphor for personal unfolding and growth.
Drawing from her journey—starting with just three rose bu...
In this episode of , Never Fire Anyone with Mark Morgenfruh, The Essence of Great Leadership and Trust,
I sit down with our Guest Mark Morgenfruh who highlights a trust deficit in business, where employees are often viewed with suspicion despite inherently wanting to succeed, leading to a lack of trust in leadership. He argues that corporate leadership often prioritizes data over people, creating a disconnect. This perspective come...
In this episode of Tim Stating the Obvious, titled Fix Workplace Culture: Uncommon Sense with Mel Blackwell, We welcome Mel Blackwell, a seasoned workplace culture consultant and author of Uncommon Sense: The Fight to Fix Your Workplace Culture in the Wild West of Business. We explore the workplace culture meaning, share real workplace culture examples, and discuss practical steps for how to fix workplace culture to m...
In this episode of Tim Stating the Obvious, titled Can AI Help Create High Performance Teams, host Tim Staton speaks with Dan Kasper, a former Navy SEAL Special Operations Officer and founder of PilotEer. Dan shares his journey from leading elite military teams to applying those lessons in business, scaling operations at Airbnb, and now using AI to transform how organizations build high performance teams.
In this episode of Tim Stating The Obvious, Career Transition Anxiety: Fear to Anticipation, I break down the emotional hurdles in career transitions—especially for executives—and how to flip fear and anxiety into fuel for forward momentum.
What is career transition? It's that pivotal shift: leaving a familiar role, job, or phase (like retirement) for something new, often loaded with mixe...
Thrive Corporate: Success Guide Wise Mind
In this episode of Tim Stating the Obvious, host Tim Staton sits down with Edward Bjurstrom, author of The Success Guide: How to Thrive in the Corporate Environment. Drawing from over 40 years leading in biopharma at companies like Amgen and Gilead Sciences, Edward shares a practical roadmap for how to survive in corporate America and how to thrive in the corpora...
Kyle McDowell explains the Begin With We principles and how leaders can measure outcomes instead of busy work.
In this episode, Tim Staton sits down with Kyle McDowell, author of Begin With We, to explore what modern leadership really looks like and how to measure outcomes that matter. If you’ve ever asked who is Kyle McDowell or why the Begin With We 10 principles are transforming leaders worldwide, this conversation delivers real...
How do you fuel your brain—not your anxiety—for sustained mental energy, clarity, and confident decision-making?
In this episode, Tim Staton launches a powerful new nutrition leadership program series exploring the science-backed connection between gut health, brain fuel, and leadership performance. If you’ve ever wondered what fuel does your brain use, how to fuel your brain, or which food to fuel your brain supports long-term f...
Align Your Purpose with Your Profession Today
Are you dreading your work? Tim Staton introduces Florian Kemmerich, an impact investor, leadership mentor, and author. Tim Staton notes that many talented people dread their work. Florian Kemmerich suggests that aligning purpose with profession can solve this. He shares his journey, including how he left a corporate job to find his calling.
What is your professional purpose?
Florian Ke...
Shifting Gears at the Crossroads: How to Prepare for Disruption and Navigate Life's Major Transitions
Wondering how can companies prepare for disruption — or to Transform Disruption Into Success? In Shifting Gears at the Crossroads, author DJ Hefflin shares a powerful, faith-based roadmap drawn from his own professional, personal, and ministry shifts. This book answers key questions like what do you mean by disruption, what's a pos...
In this episode, the panel discusses the complexities of career transitions, particularly for military professionals. They explore the four Rs of career switching: responsibility, reality, risk, and resilience, and share personal experiences of navigating their own career changes. The conversation emphasizes the importance of self-reflection, defining success, and understanding one's personal brand and identity during transitions. ...
In Why Most Police Applicants Fail - A veteran tells his story of transitioning from military service to law enforcement—and the leadership lessons that carried him through both worlds. Drawing on six years in the U.S. Navy, including deployments overseas, Frank McGaha explains how discipline, situational awareness, and decision-making under pressure became the foundation for his career in policing and protective services.
In this ...
Work-Life Balance Is a Myth? This CEO Explains Why
Aslak de Silva introduces his “Tetris-ing your life together” concept, challenging the traditional notion of #worklife balance. Rather than striving for perfect daily equilibrium, he emphasizes actively managing one’s calendar to strategically block out time for different life priorities—family, friends, work, training, and personal development. This approach to what is having a wo...
In "Make Tough Choices with Peace of Mind | when to know when to retire," host Tim Staton navigates personal and career transitions, sharing his 23-year Army retirement journey. Discover how good people make tough choices, what it means to make tough decisions, and how to make a tough choice amid ideological shifts and family priorities. Tim blends logical tools like spreadsheets with emotional insights, including wha...
It's a sin not to SUCCEED | What 1990s Czech Republic Taught Me About Business: Pavel Danek on Leadership Lessons from "The Ordinary Founder".
Discover the raw truth about entrepreneurship leadership and why embracing failure is the ultimate key to building a successful business. In this powerful episode, host Tim Staton sits down with Pavel Danek, author of the brutally honest book "The Ordinary Founder: A Grit-and-Profit Playbook...
How do you lead Boomers, Gen X, Millennials AND Gen Z in 2026 without losing your mind? Executive coach Amos Balongo reveals the dead-simple communication framework that actually works across generations.
This episode answers every major question leaders are searching for in 2025:
- What is intergenerational leadership?
- What does generational leadership mean?
- What is generational leadership?
- Generational leadership styles & ...
How To Get More Time in 2026 | Your Blueprint to Stop Wasting Time, Get More Done in Less Time & Master the 1440-Minute Day (7-8-9 Rule Revealed)
Are you tired of feeling like there’s never enough time? Wondering “How do I add more time to a day?” or “Why do I waste time so easily?” In this powerful episode, Tim Staton reveals the exact 2026 blueprint to get more time get more done in less time**, and finally **stop wasting tim...
Leadership Succession Planning Crisis: The Retirement Tsunami & How to Build Your Next Generation of Leaders Now | Jennifer Hawkins
Is your organization about to lose 30–50% of its senior leaders in the next 5–10 years? Most companies are completely unprepared for the massive leadership gap caused by retiring Baby Boomers and Gen X. In this episode, executive coach Jennifer Hawkins reveals exactly what a good succession plan lo...
Feeling Stuck? Build Your Future Self Now! Book discussion based on Dr. Benjamin Hardy's Book Be Your Future Self Now: The Science of Intentional Transformation.
Organizational psychologist and 2x New York Times bestselling author Dr. Benjamin Hardy reveals why your FUTURE SELF is the real driver of your present actions — not your past — and exactly how to step into that version of you st...
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