How to Lead with Clay Scroggins

Hosted by Clay Scroggins

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222

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Aug 2026

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A podcast designed to help you develop yourself and those around you.

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August 24, 202625 min

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 a team of roughly 600–700 people at Insulet, and she’s one of the best leaders I’ve ever watched when it comes to building genuine relationships while still having hard conversations and holding people accountable. In this conversation, we talk about: • Why relationships can actually make accountability easier • How to give difficult feedback without crushing someone • The difference between authenticity and oversharing • Lauren’s “trust triangle” for involving her team in decisions • How to lead people you don’t naturally connect with • What to do when you and your boss probably aren’t going to be BFFs If you lead people—or work for someone who does—there’s a lot here you can put to work immediately. Subscribe to How to Lead for practical conversations about becoming a better leader at work. Music licensed through Soundstripe. Code: ZPOTOQKSGDXGFBG8

August 11, 202614 min

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 the person who has to live with your decisions tomorrow. He shares three practical ways to become more generous to “future you." And one simple question that can change how you approach your work, calendar, and leadership. David Cain, “Do Things You’ll Love Yourself For” (Read the article on Raptitude )

July 27, 2026Episode 22215 min

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 .

July 20, 2026Episode 22119 min

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 Rose⁠ .

July 13, 2026Episode 22014 min

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 Rose .

July 6, 2026Episode 2193 min

One Chapter Ends and Another Begins

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

June 29, 2026Episode 21825 min

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 entire career on one principle: be easy to work with . In this episode, he traces how that idea carried him from accounting all the way to the president's chair, and why the simplest principles are usually the most powerful ones.

June 15, 2026Episode 21739 min

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 and most overlooked responsibilities of any leader: building a healthy organizational culture. Jenni brings clarity and practical wisdom to a topic that can feel abstract, and this conversation will leave you with both a better understanding of why culture matters and what you can actually do about it.

June 1, 2026Episode 21625 min

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, why it isn't, and what it quietly costs you as a leader: trust, clarity, energy, and the hard conversations that only get harder the longer you wait. Plus, five moves to start breaking the reflex this week.

May 18, 2026Episode 21525 min

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 mismatch: you think you're running a status meeting. Your direct report came hoping for something else entirely. In this episode, Adam and Clay break down why the most powerful recurring meeting on your calendar is also the most wasted one — and what to do about it. You'll learn the difference between a status meeting and a trust meeting, what your direct reports actually need from 30 minutes with you, and a handful of small shifts that turn a hollow check-in into the best meeting of someone's week. This podcast is produced by Sound of a Rose .