What do ancient Masonic tools like the gavel, compass, and 24-inch gauge have to do with modern leadership, discipline, and self-improvement?

If you've ever struggled with finding balance, building character, or leading with clarity in chaotic times, this episode will hit home. Drawing from his life as a Freemason, police officer, and writer, Raymond Barry unpacks timeless principles that can guide your leadership journey-no matter your career stage. It's not just about setting goals, it's about shaping who you become.

1. Learn how symbolic tools like the gavel and compass offer powerful frameworks for emotional regulation, time management, and personal growth.
2. Discover the true meaning of fairness-not in outcomes, but in process-and how it shapes great leaders and organizations.
3. Understand how storytelling, visioning, and experiential learning transform everyday challenges into heroic opportunities for development.

Press play now to learn how to build your "inner temple" and lead with confidence, clarity, and purpose-starting today.

Check out Raymond Fosters book, The Temple Within, https://tinyurl.com/the-temple-within

The Leadership Career Accelerator

Build Executive Presence, Influence With Impact & Get Promoted

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The Leadership Career Accelerator podcast is for aspiring leaders to learn how to build executive presence, influence with impact, and get recognized and promoted. You’ll learn how to develop integrity, expand your self-awareness, empathy and emotional intelligence, developing vision and strategic thinking, grow your communication skills, active listening, decision-making, adaptability and agility, collaboration and team-building, responsibility and accountability, courage, humility, innovation and creativity, a growth mindset and learning agility, resilience and persistence, authenticity, influence without authority, motivation and inspiring others, trust-building, focus and prioritization, coaching and developing others, conflict management, inclusivity and diversity awareness, transparency and openness, and servant leadership.

If you listen to any of the following shows, we're sure you'll ours too! Dare to Lead with Brené Brown, which explores courage, vulnerability, and culture shifts in leadership; The Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast, offering practical and actionable advice for leading teams and organizations; The Maxwell Leadership Podcast with John C. Maxwell, known for classic, principle-based lessons from one of the world’s foremost leadership experts; HBR IdeaCast hosted by Alison Beard and Curt Nickisch, which covers leadership, strategy, and innovation with top thinkers and executives; The EntreLeadership Podcast with Dave Ramsey, focusing on leadership in entrepreneurial and business contexts; How Leaders Lead with David Novak, featuring interviews with top leaders from business, sports, and entertainment; The Leadership Podcast with Jan Rutherford and Jim Vaselopulos, which highlights real-world leadership experiences; Just One Question with Dr. Nick Morgan, a fast-paced show that distills leadership insights into one powerful question per episode; Leadership Biz Café with Tanveer Naseer, exploring the human side of leadership and teamwork; and The Learning Leader Podcast with Ryan Hawk, which emphasizes continuous learning, personal growth, and leadership development through...

Are you putting off a tough conversation at work? Whether it’s with a colleague, employee, or your boss, delaying these moments can make workplace communication even more challenging. This episode is your essential guide to handling tough conversations at work with confidence, clarity, and true leadership skills. Difficult conversations aren’t hard because the truth is hidden—they’re tough because we avoid them until the consequences are unavoidable. In this powerful episode, Barry shares a real-life workplace communication case study (the Bill story) and unveils a proven 4-step framework designed to help you lead tough conversations at work without damaging trust, team culture, or your leadership credibility.

You’ll discover: - A 4-part framework that transforms tough conversations at work into constructive opportunities for growth - Exact phrases and questions to lower defensiveness and encourage honest reflection - Real-world insights for leading with empathy while upholding high standards - A clear path to restore trust, reset expectations, and move forward—even after uncomfortable feedback - Tools to stay calm, connected, and clear, no matter how awkward the workplace topic If you’ve been avoiding a difficult discussion, now’s the time to step up and strengthen your workplace communication and leadership skills. Use this framework to protect your team’s culture and lead with both strength and respect. Hit play now!

Get the Difficult Conversations Prep Checklist at: https://tinyurl.com/Diff-Con-Checklist

The Leadership Career Accelerator

Build Executive Presence, Influence With Impact & Get Promoted

For more information and resources, visit: https://barrymoline.com/resources

The Leadership Career Accelerator podcast is for young professionals, team leads, emerging leaders, new managers, entry-level managers, and first-time managers navigating real-world career challenges. They're ambitious professionals, high achievers, and corporate climbers striving for career advancement, career growth, and professional success. Along the way, they face imposter syndrome, self-doubt, fear of failure, burnout, and career anxiety, often feeling overlooked, undervalued, underpaid, or trapped in stagnation and job pressure. They want to overcome micromanagement, office politics, comparison, and difficult bosses, while learning how to lead through influence, trust, persuasion, and emotional intelligence. These business professionals seek leadership training that builds confidence, executive presence, and authority, with tools like communication skills, public speaking, negotiation, and storytelling. They care about productivity, self-improvement, mindset, decision making, and professional development—all while trying to stand out in complex workplace dynamics. Their goals include earning respect, recognition, a promotion, or a raise, building credibility, gaining clarity, and achieving the visibility and upward mobility they deserve through sharpened leadership skills and true impact.

Barry Moline is a longtime energy industry CEO and public speaker specializing in teamwork, leadership, and influence. With extensive experience managing diverse teams, Barry provides practical insights and strategies to foster a positive, productive workplace. Connect with Barry on LinkedIn for more tips on effective leadership and team...