Podcast

Waffle parties and a letter that made grown executives cry. What could a 6-minute podcast about an unusual leadership habit teach us about culture?

In this episode of The Leadership Reset, Matt Kiesling explores why some of the most meaningful things leaders do never appear in an employee handbook ...and how the smallest gestures can leave impressions that outlast even the most generous benefits.

Because people may forget what the company gave them. But they rarely forget how you made them feel.

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Big hair, high heels, and one of the greatest second acts in music history. What could a 6-minute podcast about the Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll teach us about leadership?

In this episode of The Leadership Reset, Matt Kiesling explores why reinvention doesn't always mean starting over — and how the experiences we sometimes wish we could leave behind may hold the key to everything that comes next.

Because sometimes the best way to become someone new is to stop trying to be who you used to be.

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A tortoise, a hare, and 2,500 years of questionable management advice. What could a 6-minute podcast about one of literature's most famous races teach us about leadership?
In this episode of The Leadership Reset, Matt Kiesling takes a fresh look at Aesop’s timeless fable — and explores how organizations that celebrate creativity, ambition, and innovation can unknowingly create the very conditions that discourage them.
Because sometimes the problem isn’t that the hare fell asleep. It’s that somebody scheduled a committee meeting before the race could begin.

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A woman who refused to stay on the ground. Uncharted skies. Unreliable aircraft.
What can a 6-minute podcast about her extraordinary courage teach us about leadership?
In this episode of The Leadership Reset, Matt Kiesling explores what separates courage from recklessness — and why the confidence we admire in others often has surprisingly little to do with fearlessness.
Because courage may get you off the ground. But it’s what happens before takeoff that matters most.

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A country on the brink. A released prisoner. And a guest list nobody saw coming. What could a 6-minute podcast about one of history’s most unexpected displays of power teach us about leadership?

In this episode of The Leadership Reset, Matt Kiesling explores why our instincts about strength can lead us in exactly the wrong direction — and how the moments when we have every reason to push harder may demand something entirely different.

Because anyone can push. Not everyone has the strength to hold back.

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Walkouts, threats, bruised egos — and somehow they built a country. What could a 6-minute podcast about a room full of people who couldn’t agree teach us about leadership?

In this episode of The Leadership Reset, Matt Kiesling explores why the healthiest teams may not be the ones with the least conflict — and what happens when disagreement becomes something leaders know how to use rather than avoid.

Because the goal isn’t agreement. It’s better thinking.

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Everyone needs you. Exhausting, isn’t it? So why might you be helping keep it that way?

What could a 6-minute podcast about the strange appeal of being indispensable teach us about leadership?

In this episode of *The Leadership Reset*, Matt Kiesling explores the uncomfortable space between helping people and needing to be the one who helps — and how easily good intentions can turn capability into dependency.

Because sometimes the hardest thing for a leader to give up isn’t control. It’s being needed.

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“What do you want to watch tonight?” is a question we’ve been asking for generations. What can two companies that changed how we answer it teach us about leadership?

In this episode of The Leadership Reset, Matt Kiesling explores the hidden risk of momentum — and why the moments when everything seems to be working may be exactly when leaders need to get more curious.

Because sometimes the greatest risk isn’t losing momentum. It’s trusting it too much.

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Handshakes, hidden weapons, and the silence of our actions. What could a 6-minute podcast connecting them teach us about leadership?

In this episode of The Leadership Reset, Matt Kiesling explores the signals we send without realizing it — and how seemingly insignificant moments can quietly shape the people and culture around us.

Because sometimes what we don’t say says the most.

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What can a 6-minute podcast about the corners of a room teach us about leadership?

In this episode of The Leadership Reset, Matt Kiesling explores why the boundaries that matter most aren’t the ones we create after something breaks — and how getting clear about what we’re protecting can change the way we lead, work, and live.

Because if you don’t decide where the room ends, someone else will. #leadership

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What can a 6-minute podcast about an invention everyone wanted to see, but almost nobody wanted to use, teach us about leadership?

In this episode of The Leadership Reset, Matt Kiesling explores why excitement, enthusiasm, and even brilliant ideas don’t always translate into meaningful change — and why great leaders look beyond what people say to understand what they actually do.

Because excitement creates attention. Adoption creates impact.

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What can a 6-minute podcast about a broken inflatable rainbow teach us about trust?

In this episode of The Leadership Reset, Matt Kiesling explores what happens when the plan goes sideways, control disappears, and a leader has to trust the people around them to figure it out.

Because trust isn’t really tested when everything goes according to plan. It’s revealed in the moments you can’t control.

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What can a 6-minute podcast about a little girl who wanted to see a photograph teach us about curiosity and expertise?

In this episode of The Leadership Reset, Matt Kiesling explores how experience can sharpen our judgment while quietly narrowing our imagination — and why sometimes the simplest question in the room can be the one that changes everything.

Because expertise tells us what we know. Curiosity asks what might still be possible.

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What can a 6-minute podcast about diamond engagement rings teach us about leadership and tradition? In this episode of The Leadership Reset, Matt Kiesling explores how strategies can quietly become traditions — and why familiarity alone isn’t evidence that a system, practice, or assumption still serves us.

Because great leadership isn’t about protecting what we’ve inherited. It’s about knowing when it’s time to redesign it.

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