The Good Leadership Podcast

Hosted by Paul Batz

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Jun 2026

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The Good Leadership Podcast explores what leadership looks like today, and shares insights and success habits from host Paul Batz, Founder and CEO of Good Leadership. You will learn how to lead teams effectively and what it means to coach teams.

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June 8, 202631 min

Healthy Accountability Team Learning - Improving Together with Danielle Kirkwood

Paul Batz welcomes Danielle Kirkwood, Senior Process Engineering Director – Community Services at Sevita Health. In the fall of 2025, Danielle purchased one of the Healthy Accountability Team Learning Bundles from the Good Leadership Shop to use with her team. They read the book and used the provided guide to have spark meaningful conversations about what they read, deepen their understanding of the topic, and accelerate building a culture of healthy accountability among her team - where taking personal ownership is celebrated and rewarded. Buy your Healthy Accountability bundle here: https://goodleadership.com/product/healthy-accountability-team-learning-bundle/

May 18, 202633 min

Strengthening Trust: Debriefing the May 2026 Good Leadership Breakfast featuring Andrea Walsh

In today’s episode, Paul Batz is joined by Luke Witt, Managing Director of Professional Recruiting with Versique. Paul and Luke discuss the learnings and key take-aways from the May 2026 Good Leadership Breakfast featuring Andrea Walsh, CEO of HealthPartners – an integrated health care and health plan system headquartered in Minnesota. Andrea is at the helm of an organization with over 27,000 employees that care deeply about the vision - health as it could be, affordability as it must be, through relationships built on trust. Enjoy hearing excerpts from the breakfast event, and what Paul and Luke took away from the conversation with Andrea.Thank you to Java House (javahouse.com) for sponsoring this podcast episode.

April 13, 202630 min

Courage, Kindness, and Goodness: Debriefing the Good Leadership Breakfast featuring Anne Hed

In this episode, Paul Batz is joined by Whitney-Lehr Koening, Publisher at Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal in the Good Leadership podcast studio. Together they reflect on spectacular Good Leadership Breakfast on April 10, 2026, which featured Anne Hed, CEO of HED Cycling Products. Together, they discuss Anne’s leadership journey – lessons learned early not making the swim team, having the courage to support Lance Armstrong long before he was famous, unexpectedly losing her husband and instantly becoming the CEO of a company that was depending on her, and how she and her team are visioning for the future of HED by bringing their technology into other industries. Enjoy. Thank you to Java House (javahouse.com) for sponsoring this podcast episode.

April 8, 202648 min

Coaching AI Leaders with Steve Gordon, Dan Mallin, and Monte Nuckols

Paul Batz welcomes three current AI Leaders to the Good Leadership Podcast for this episode discussing how best to coach leaders who are stepping into, or have been in, an AI Leadership role. Guests include: Steve Gordon - Global Business Services at MerckDan Mallin - Co-Founder of Equals 3, IBM Watson’s LucyMonte Nuckols - retired CIO, pursuing PhD in AI and TheologyTogether they explore the role of AI Leaders, the impact that AI is having on corporate, and what their coaching advice would be to fellow AI Leaders across industries.

March 24, 202632 min

How Hanley Foundation is Creating a Culture of Healthy Accountability with Allan Katz

Paul Batz welcomes Allan Katz, Chief Financial Officer at The Hanley Foundation in West Palm Beach, FL. At the suggestion of Good Leadership Senior Associate Coach, Kim Pheasant, Allan purchased the Healthy Accountability book. While reading, Allan was captivated by the message, and took ten pages of notes! On the podcast, Paul interviews Allan about the concepts that really resonated with him, and what is changing at Hanley Foundation to create a culture of healthy accountability. Get a copy of the book here: goodleadership.com/shopLearn more about the Healthy Accountability Workshops here: https://goodleadership.com/healthy-accountability/

March 10, 202622 min

Our Team Coaches Your Team: the Good Leadership Approach with Angelique Obiri

Paul Batz welcomes Angelique Obiri, a Senior Coaching Associate at Good Leadership and founder of Angelique Obiri Coaching. Together, they discuss what makes the Good Leadership coaching model different, Angelique’s personal philosophy for executive coaching, and how recent coaching engagements are not only positively effecting the executive, but the entire organization, for the better.

March 3, 202629 min

Finding the Goodness: A reflection on the Good Leadership Breakfast featuring Steve Grove

In this episode, Paul Batz is joined by Matt Swenson, Director of Corporate Communication at Cargill. Together they reflect on key insights from the February 2026 Good Leadership Breakfast, which featured Steve Grove, CEO and Publisher of The Minnesota Star Tribune. Together, Matt and Paul think back on the key moments from the morning: Steve’s fascinating career journey growing, his candid responses to questions about the viability of local news, and how he and his staff at the “Strib” have navigated unprecedented times for news in Minnesota. Matt Swenson shares powerful insights as a professional in corporate communication about the importance of creating “an oasis of decency” in the workplace that starts with good leaders with good intentions. Listen and enjoy, and learn more about Steve Grove bypurchasing his book: How I Found Myself in the Midwest.Thank you to Java House (javahouse.com) for sponsoring thispodcast episode.

February 24, 202639 min

Healthy Accountability and the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) with Dan Mallin

Paul Batz, Founder and CEO of Good Leadership, welcomes Dan Mallin, entrepreneur and certified EOS Implementer with EOS Worldwide. Together, they discuss the intersections of the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) and the Pathway to Healthy Accountability.

February 10, 202637 min

Exploring Organizational Change with Dr. Mark Sannes and Cynthia Whitfield-Story

Paul Batz, Founder and CEO of Good Leadership, welcomes back Dr. Mark Sannes, Chief Medical Officer at HealthPartners, and Cynthia Whitfield-Story, his Good Leadership Executive Coach to discuss the method for how leaders can artfully plan for, manage, and lead change within organizations.

December 29, 202526 min

How to Use the Healthy Accountability Book to Create Real Change

Paul Batz and Kevin Sensenig share practical ways to apply the Healthy Accountability book—whether you're an individual contributor, a manager, or a senior executive. Learn how to turn personal ownership and team support into a winning formula. Get tips you can use today to build a culture where people thrive.