HeyJaredDo Good To Lead Well with Craig Dowden
If you're passionate about mastering self-leadership, you're in the right place. I've dedicated my career to understanding the science and practice of positive leadership.
- Indexed episodes, last 90 days
- 11
- Latest publication
- Sep 17, 2026
- Audience
- Apple #131 · US
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 3, 2026
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Mastering Managing Up with Bestselling Author Melody Wilding (opens the original)
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This week’s episode of Do Good to Lead Well opens with a lively exchange about the true essence of “managing up.” Our conversation focuses on Melody Wilding’s journey from her bestselling book Trust Yourself to her latest, Managing Up, revealing how self-leadership is the essential foundation for influencing those in power. Together, we explore why managing up isn’t “boss-pleasing,” but rather empowering yourself to build conditions for true success. Our discussion also dives deep into the psych
Why Data-Inspired Beats Data-Driven: Moving from Optimization to Transformation (opens the original)
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This episode of Do Good to Lead Well opens with a thought-provoking challenge to the familiar refrain, “Let’s be more data-driven.” Instead, Sebastian Wernicke, a top TED speaker and globally recognized thought leader, shares the importance of being “data-inspired.” Our discussion focuses on the premise that lasting transformation requires more than dashboards and metrics. We explore the subtle yet crucial difference between optimizing the present and reimagining the future, using data as a cata
Building Collective Confidence: Lessons from Elite Teams and Fortune 100 Talent Leader Dr. Andre Martin (opens the original)
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What truly separates good teams from legendary ones? In this week’s episode, I speak with Dr. Andre Martin, author of Collective Confidence and a highly respected leader across multiple Fortune 100 companies. Our conversation debunks the quick-fix of assembling teams of pedigreed all-stars, showing instead how extraordinary outcomes come from humble, well-aligned teams rooted in trust and a sense of shared purpose. Our discussion uncovers a fresh perspective on teamwork: winning doesn’t start wi
Leading Through AI Transformation: Building a People-First Organization with Workforce Intelligence (opens the original)
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How do you lead well in a world transformed by AI? This week, Do Good to Lead Well tackles this question head-on, as I speak with Mike Sullivan, co-founder and Chief Growth Officer of OneDigital, and the co-author of the timely and insightful book, Workforce Intelligence. Throughout our conversation, Mike breaks through both the hype and the fear surrounding AI in today’s workforce. As a champion of people-centered AI, he offers an inspiring roadmap for activating, not replacing, the human workf
Anchoring Leadership in Purpose and Values: Part 3 of a 3-Part Series on the Foundations of Positive Leadership (with an award-winning CEO) (opens the original)
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Over the past three episodes, I had a very special guest; Kevin Ford, the former CEO of Calian. Our previous conversations trace a powerful progression from self-leadership to connecting with others. In the final episode of this series, we explore how a profound sense of purpose united by a set of core values truly anchors an organization. Our discussion moves beyond corporate clichés, as we dig into how purpose statements can resonate from the C-suite to every desk and production floor, and why
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