How to Lead with Clay Scroggins

The Conversations We Have About People in Our Heads

Have you ever been frustrated with someone without actually saying anything to them? I have. And I've noticed something happens when criticism stays in my head: I start

Does Your Team Have Too Many Rules | Ryan Bradley

In this episode of the How to Lead Podcast, Clay and Ryan Bradley discuss the importance of establishing team norms and fostering a culture of trust and communication wit

3 Childish Instincts I Still Need to Outgrow

Growing older is automatic. Growing up isn't. I've noticed there are a few childish instincts I still haven't completely grown out of. I’m just better at hiding them now

Can You Be Friends With the People You Lead? - with Lauren Seymour

Can you be friends with the people you lead—and still hold them accountable? Lauren Seymour believes you can. And she has some credibility on the subject. Lauren leads

The Most Irresponsible Person in My Life

What if self-leadership isn’t primarily a discipline problem, but a relationship problem? In this episode, Clay explores the relationship between who you are today and t

FROM THE VALUT: How to End a Meeting

This summer, we're revisiting some of our most popular episodes. How to End a Meeting - the last in a three part series. Enjoy! Produced and edited by ⁠Sound of a Rose

FROM THE VAULT: How to Run a Meeting

This summer, we're revisiting some of our most popular episodes. How to Run a Meeting - the second in a three part series. Enjoy! Produced and edited by ⁠Sound of a Ro

FROM THE VAULT: How to Start a Meeting

This summer, we're revisiting some of our most popular episodes. How to Start a Meeting - the first in a three part series. Enjoy! Produced and edited by Sound of a Ro

One Chapter Ends and Another Begins

A quick update about the future of the Podcast and our plans for the summer.

Be Easy to Work With (featuring Berry Mansfield)

Everyone wants to stand out at work. Berry Mansfield figured out that the secret isn't being the loudest or the smartest — it's being the easiest. Berry has built an enti

Culture Matters (featuring Jenni Catron)

In this episode, Adam sits down with Jenni Catron, leadership expert, founder of The 4Sight Group, and author of Culture Matters , to talk about one of the most important

The People-Pleasing Tax

We've all done it: said yes before we even finished thinking, then immediately regretted it. Clay and Adam dig into why people-pleasing feels like the kind thing to do, w

Your One-on-Ones are Probably Broken

Most leaders run one-on-ones every week. Almost none of them run one-on-ones their people actually want to show up to. The problem isn't effort — it's a fundamental misma

The Most Puzzling Part of Leadership

When 18 out of 23 leaders in a room all gave the same answer — people — to the question "What's the most puzzling part of leadership?", it was hard to ignore. This episod

Whole Leaders, Wild Trust (featuring Dr. Rob McKenna)

What does it really mean to lead from a place of wholeness and why does trust feel so elusive in today's organizations? In this episode, Adam sits down with Dr. Rob McKen

Your Middle Managers Don't Need to Suck it Up

The data is hard to ignore: mid-level leaders are the most stressed and burned out professional demographic — more burned out than individual contributors, more than seni

Judged on Things You Don't Fully Control

Every middle manager knows the feeling: things show up on your annual review that never appeared on your to-do list. You're expected to boil the ocean every day. You're h

It's Here and It's For You

Middle managers are some of the most important — and most overlooked — leaders in any organization. In this episode, Clay and Adam unpack Adam's new book, The Fog of Work

Why You Need to Throw More Parties

Every leader knows they should celebrate their team more. Almost none of them actually do it. In this episode, Clay Scroggins and Adam dig into why leaders chronically un

Good People Make Good Leaders

Most leadership content focuses on skills—strategy, communication, vision, execution. And those things matter. But there's a question that doesn't get asked nearly enough