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Leadership Explored is a podcast where Edward and Andy dive into what it means to lead. From practical strategies to deep insights, we explore leadership in all its forms—across industries and beyond. Join us for real conversations about how to lead with purpose.
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Season 2 Retrospective (opens the original)
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Season 2 Retrospective: What We’ll Keep, Stop, and Start Hosts: Ed Schaefer and Andy Siegmund Episode: Season 2 Retrospective Runtime: Approximately 55 minutes Release Date: September 15, 2026 Website: leadershipexploredpod.com Episode Description Season 2 of Leadership Explored is officially in the books — 15 episodes, zero missed slots, and some genuine breakout moments. Ed and Andy are pulling back the curtain to do what great teams do: reflect honestly, celebrate what worked, and commit to w
Myth of the Natural Leader (opens the original)
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Myth of the Natural Leader: Why Leadership Is Built, Not Born Hosts: Ed Schaefer and Andy Siegmund Episode: 29 (Season 2, Episode 15) Runtime: Approximately 55 minutes Release Date: August 25, 2026 Website: leadershipexploredpod.com Episode Description “You’re a natural.” It sounds like a compliment — and in the moment, it might even feel accurate. But what if being called a natural is one of the most quietly damaging things a leader can believe about themselves? In this episode, Ed and Andy dis
Soft Skills Are Hard (opens the original)
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Soft Skills Are Hard (And Hard Skills Are Easy) Hosts: Ed Schaefer and Andy Siegmund Episode: 28 (Season 2, Episode 14) Runtime: Approximately 55 minutes Release Date: August 11, 2026 Website: leadershipexploredpod.com Episode Description The words “hard skills” and “soft skills” have been part of the professional vocabulary for decades — but what if that vocabulary has been misleading leaders the whole time? In this episode, Ed and Andy make a compelling case that the naming convention is not j
Leadership is Teaching (opens the original)
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Leadership is Teaching: You’re Always in the Classroom Hosts: Ed Schaefer and Andy Siegmund Episode: 27 (Season 2, Episode 13) Runtime: Approximately 65 minutes Release Date: July 28, 2026 Website: leadershipexploredpod.com Episode Description In this follow-on to their “Reading Is Leading” conversation, Ed Schaefer and Andy Siegmund make the case that leadership and teaching are inseparable — and that the most consequential curriculum your team is enrolled in isn’t the one you designed. It’s th
Reading is Leading (opens the original)
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Reading is Leading: Leadership Literacy Hosts: Ed Schaefer and Andy Siegmund Episode: 26 (Season 2, Episode 12) Runtime: Approximately 55 minutes Release Date: July 14, 2026 Website: leadershipexploredpod.com Episode Description Fifty-four percent of US adults read below a sixth grade level — and we’re promoting those same adults into management, trusting them with budgets, and calling them leaders. That’s not just a literacy problem. That’s a leadership pipeline problem. In this episode, Ed and
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