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Do Something Different: A Leadership Podcast

by Rusty Gaillard

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.

Latest episodes

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Delegation: The Key to Career Growth

Send us Fan Mail Delegation is the management skill behind promotion and career growth—the professional development shift that builds executive presence. Most leaders st

Aug 25
6 min

Five Reasons To Start With Wins

Send us Fan Mail Stop having unproductive meetings that waste your team's time. Use this simple method to improve meeting quality and boost engagement. Many profes

Aug 17
8 min

How to Get Promoted Without Working Harder

Send us Fan Mail 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

Aug 10
8 min

Speak Like a CEO

Send us Fan Mail 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

Jul 16
9 min

Why the Best Leaders Don't Resolve Conflict at Work

Send us Fan Mail 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

Jul 10
10 min

Why Smart People Are Passed Over For Promotion

Send us Fan Mail 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

Jun 27
8 min

How to Build Confidence

Send us Fan Mail 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 mo

Jun 10
12 min

The Invisible Pattern: Why the Same Problem Keeps Happening

Send us Fan Mail 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

May 18
10 min

Executive Presence: Command Any Room Without Saying a Word

Send us Fan Mail 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 sa

May 6
11 min

How to Get Promoted After Age 30

Send us Fan Mail 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

Apr 23
11 min

Stop Asking For Feedback. Do This Instead.

Send us Fan Mail Most professionals think feedback is essential to self improvement. But what if feedback limits your personal growth? This episode challenges one of th

Apr 2
11 min

How to Prepare for Executive Meetings

Send us Fan Mail Most leaders think executive presence in high-stakes meetings comes from being well prepared. But they prepare the wrong thing. In this episode, I shar

Mar 25
11 min

Stop Overthinking and Trust Your Gut: How Executives Make Good Decisions

Send us Fan Mail 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

Aug 18 2025
23 min

Career Success Secrets You Wish You Knew Sooner

Send us Fan Mail Most professionals are never taught how to choose a career that leads to lasting professional growth and meaningful personal development. This episode r

Jul 22 2025
25 min

When Grit Backfires: The Hidden Obstacle to Career Growth

Send us Fan Mail 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

Jul 14 2025
23 min

What Successful Leaders Get WRONG About Career Growth

Send us Fan Mail Success in your career doesn't just come from mastering skills—it comes from mastering your mindset. In this powerful conversation with Krishnan Ve

Jul 7 2025
23 min

The Hidden Leadership Mistake Costing You Promotions (And How to Fix It)

Send us Fan Mail Many high performers unknowingly sabotage their chances at promotion by making a single critical mistake.  Discover the hidden obstacle that holds back

Jun 30 2025
14 min

Speak Like a Leader: 10 Communication Shifts for Executive Presence

Send us Fan Mail If you've ever wondered how to speak like a leader at work, this episode delivers the answer—through practical, tactical language shifts that insta

Jun 23 2025
15 min

The Game-Changing Leadership Skill for Unstoppable Career Growth

Send us Fan Mail 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 el

Jun 16 2025
20 min

The Critical Leadership Question You Never Think to Ask

Send us Fan Mail 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'r

Jun 9 2025
14 min

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