The Transformational Leader

Hosted by Adam Quiney

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Oct 2026

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The world of leadership is rife with information, listicles and re-hashed advice. We all know that we need to have more difficult conversations, be kinder and more empathetic with those we lead, and walk the path of servant leadership. And yet we rarely seem to get any closer to developing ourselves as the leaders we wish to be. Instead, we clutter our brains with more information, enact a new promise to ourselves and those around us to lean in and show up more powerfully than we did last time, and somehow remain running around in circles. There's no shortage of advice available to create incremental change, and they provide exactly that: create incremental change. You get better at doing what you already do, but slightly faster and slightly better. Boring. This podcast will NOT provide you with incremental change. It will expose your hidden genius, unlock a new level of mastery in yourself, and, provide you paths to creating exponential power and growth.

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October 29, 2026Episode 42618 min

Ep. 426 When Getting Better is How You Avoid Changing

Getting better at something doesn't necessarily mean we've changed. In fact, the more competent we become at solving problems, the easier it can be to avoid the discomfort that real transformation requires. In this episode, we'll explore how leaders can become increasingly skilled at addressing feedback while continuing to operate from the same underlying patterns. We'll also examine the difference between solving a problem and changing who we are in relationship to that problem, and why our greatest strengths can sometimes become the very things that keep us from growing.

October 12, 2026Episode 42514 min

Ep 425: People are Well-Intentioned and Innocent

Leadership often begins with our assessments and judgments about other people. Yet, when we assume someone is selfish, egoic, or poorly intentioned, we can let ourselves off the hook from exploring what's actually happening. When we begin to see people as well-intentioned and innocent, we have to get curious, give them the benefit of the doubt, and look below our reactions.

October 5, 2026Episode 42415 min

Ep 424: Crossing the Threshold

A threshold is not simply something difficult. It is the boundary between what the person you've learned to become can reliably create and what requires something different from you. Crossing a threshold means taking an action that is aligned with who you need to become, even when it feels irresponsible, dangerous, inefficient, foolish, or unjustified.

September 28, 2026Episode 42323 min

Ep 423 : Overcoming Hyper-self-reliance

Hyper self-reliance can feel like safety. Yet becoming someone who does everything on their own can also be lonely, protecting us from vulnerability and intimacy while keeping out the very things that could make a difference. When our strategies are designed to avoid the experiences we don't want to feel, we can study and describe why and how we're stuck without getting beyond the threshold. Creating something new requires us to be willing to let go of control, be supported, and come back again and again to that which would set us free.

September 21, 2026Episode 42215 min

Ep 422: Being Reliable for the Hard Work

Being reliable for hard work can be an incredible strategy for success. But when hard work becomes the answer to everything, it can leave us untrusting of our own intuitive wisdom. The work is to notice our tendency to push over our intuitive sense, notice ourselves picking up the tools and getting ready to do the work, and to the best of our ability, let that go.

September 7, 2026Episode 42021 min

Ep 420: Working With "I Only Care About Myself" Energy

Leadership is about meeting the moment. Yet, when people speak from a place of "what is authentic to me," they may lose sight of how their words impact the group. In this episode, Adam Quiney explores how leaders can create a context for people to practice speaking, become alive to the impact of what they say in the space, and discern what the room and the moment most require.

August 24, 2026Episode 41918 min

Ep 419: So You Want to Be a Leader

Leadership can be an incredible experience. Yet being a leader is not just about supporting other people to move forward; it also demands that you seek out support, face your own fear, and be willing to take the courageous step beyond your threshold.

August 10, 2026Episode 41815 min

Ep 418: AI, Work slop and Leadership slop

Work slop is a new term that Harvard Business coined for AI output that looks polished but has no substance. It looks good enough, passes inspection, and carries very little weight, quietly transferring the actual work to whoever's downstream. But work slop is not new. The same thing has been happening in leadership for a long time through active listening, feedback meetings, and "candid conversations" that take the form of something real without actually touching what matters.

August 3, 2026Episode 41716 min

Ep 417 : The Trap of Feedback-Positive Cultures

There is nothing wrong with positive feedback. But a feedback-positive culture can train people to accept feedback, nod their heads, and say yes without ever truly letting the feedback reach them. The feedback that makes a difference creates disruption, and leadership is forged by sitting with the discomfort instead of explaining, justifying, or turning it into the next action.

July 27, 2026Episode 41610 min

Ep 416 : Being Held Accountable vs Becoming Someone Who Is Accountable

Being held accountable can help you do the thing, but it doesn't create a transformational shift. It creates compliance, not leadership. Adam Quiney explains why becoming someone who is accountable is different from being held accountable by someone else.

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