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Throttle Up Leadership Podcast

Throttle Up Leadership Podcast

De : Dr. John P Dentico
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 The leadership podcast that asks the question nobody wants to answer: What if the problem isn't your people? Weekly conversations exploring why the workforce crisis isn't a people problem. It's a leadership problem. And what organizations and individuals can both do about it.2022-2026 Economie Management Management et direction
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  • Episode 176: You're Not a Rubber Ball: Tissa Richards on Why Bounce-Back Resilience Is Holding Leaders Back

    Episode 176: You're Not a Rubber Ball: Tissa Richards on Why Bounce-Back Resilience Is Holding Leaders Back
    Apr 27 2026

    Tissa Richards has a problem with the word resilience, specifically, the part where you're supposed to bounce back. In this episode, the TEDx and keynote speaker, CEO, and author of Rethinking Resilience makes a compelling case that the bounce-back model was borrowed from material science, designed for rubber balls and metal springs, not human beings navigating real organizational pressure. It puts leaders in a perpetual reactive crouch, strips them of agency, and quietly installs a victim mentality disguised as toughness. Her alternative, Intentional Resilience, reframes the whole equation: resilience as a trainable muscle, built deliberately, that converts pressure into clear decisions and measurable outcomes rather than just survival.

    The conversation gets sharper from there. Tissa and John dig into narrative ownership and why most leaders have buried their own story under operational noise. They tackle burnout as an organizational diagnosis, not a personal failing, and ask the harder question: when we train individuals to absorb dysfunction, are we simply giving broken systems permission to stay that way? Big ideas, zero fluff.

    0:00 — Welcome and Introduction to Tissa Richards

    1:58 — Growing Up in Canada and the Roots of a "Why Not?" Mindset

    2:57 — Why the Bounce-Back Model of Resilience Is Broken

    3:46 — Where the Definition Actually Came From — Material Science

    4:10 — Intentional Resilience: Building the Muscle Deliberately

    6:05 — Agency vs. Victim Mentality — Owning What Happens Through You

    12:46 — Grit Isn't Enough Without Accountability

    15:10 — Narrative Ownership: Losing Your Story in the Operational Grind

    16:49 — The "So What" Framework — Stop the Information Dump

    19:47 — Are We Training Leaders to Absorb a Broken System?

    23:12 — Burnout: Don't Take Things Off the Plate, Change the Plate

    32:36 — More Books, Bigger Stages, and a Strict No-A--hole Policy

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    36 min
  • Episode 175: Principles Over Plans: A Security Expert's Unfiltered Guide to Leading Under Fire with Michael Gips

    Episode 175: Principles Over Plans: A Security Expert's Unfiltered Guide to Leading Under Fire with Michael Gips
    Apr 21 2026
    What happens when the plan hits the wall, the clock is running, and nobody's reading the manual? For Michael Gips, that's not a hypothetical: it's Tuesday. With over 30 years navigating the intersection of security, risk, and leadership, Michael is Managing Director at Kroll, one of the world's foremost global risk advisory firms. He's a Certified Protection Professional, a Chartered Security Professional, and the author of It's Not In the Manual: Real World Leadership For Security and Risk Professionals, a title that, as Dr. John Dentico notes, may be the most honest thing anyone in leadership has said out loud in years. He also writes a monthly leadership column for Security Magazine. In this episode, Michael pulls back the curtain on what leadership actually looks like when the crisis doesn't follow the playbook, which, as it turns out, it never does. He shares the counterintuitive reframe that has defined his career: great security leaders aren't the "Department of No." They're the "Department of KNOW" know the people, know the processes, know the business deeply enough to be an indispensable partner, not just a gatekeeper. From the post-9/11 breakdown of public-private trust to the modern reality of perma-crisis (where a ransomware attack, a geopolitical flashpoint, and a natural disaster can land simultaneously), Michael maps the terrain of 21st-century security leadership with clarity, candor, and a wry humor that only comes from having survived enough chaos to find it funny in retrospect. He and Dr. Dentico also dig into one of the most under-discussed leadership questions of our time: what does it take to develop the next generation of leaders, not just the ones who already look the part? This is a conversation packed with hard-won insight, zero fluff, and the kind of grounded wisdom that doesn't come from a textbook. It comes from showing up in the room when things go sideways; and knowing what to do next. 0:00 Welcome & Introduction — Who Is Michael Gips? 1:55 From New Rochelle to Kroll: The Creative Roots of a Security Leader 4:00 When the Manual Runs Out — Leading on Principle, Not Plans 7:30 Mission Clarity: The One Sentence That Guides Every Decision 12:30 The Department of KNOW: From Gatekeeper to Strategic Partner 16:30 Building Influence Without Authority — Getting a Seat at the Table 17:30 Post-9/11 Lessons: When Public & Private Sectors Finally Started Talking 20:00 Perma-Crisis & Poly-Crisis: Welcome to the New Normal 23:00 Technology, Privacy & Geopolitics: Even Simple Problems Are Now Global 28:00 Developing the Next Generation: Leaders Who Grow Leaders 32:00 Leadership Is a Process, Not a Personality Type 36:00 Adaptive Leadership: Why One Size Never Fits All 40:00 Embracing Doubt — The Counterintuitive Key to Collaboration 43:00 The Ego Trap: Humility, Self-Awareness & the Ongoing Work of Leading 45:30 What's Next: Michael's Vision for His Second Book 47:00 Closing Thoughts & Farewell If you enjoy our podcasts please like, share and subscribe we genuinely appreciate your support.
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    49 min
  • Episode 174: Scaling Humanity: Mastering AI Nuance to Accelerate Creative Workflows with Oleg Danyliuk

    Episode 174: Scaling Humanity: Mastering AI Nuance to Accelerate Creative Workflows with Oleg Danyliuk
    Apr 13 2026

    In this episode, Dr. John Dentico sits down with Oleg Danyliuk to explore a transformative vision of Artificial Intelligence—one where technology acts as a powerful co-pilot rather than a replacement for human talent. Moving beyond the overwhelming hype and fears of job displacement, Oleg explains how AI is "collapsing" routine, repetitive tasks—the digital drudgery that often drains productivity. By automating these everyday workflows, professionals are liberated to focus on high-level strategy, complex logic, and creative problem-solving.

    The conversation highlights the growing necessity of mastering nuance; much like a new form of prompt engineering, success in this era depends on our ability to clearly describe processes and guide AI outputs to ensure accuracy and prevent hallucinations. Ultimately, the episode presents a compelling argument for "scaling human ability." As we integrate these intelligent tools into our workflows, the goal is not merely automation, but an evolution where technology amplifies our unique creative potential, allowing us to reach new heights of productivity while preserving the essential human element in business.

    01:01 Introduction to Oleg Danyliuk and His Mission

    01:54 Early Influences: From Ukraine to the World of Tech

    03:35 Why Human Connection remains Vital in Sales

    04:02 The Role of AI as a Co-Pilot for Sales Teams

    12:23 Using AI to Unlock and Express Creative Ideas

    12:45 Feeding the Nuance: How to Guide AI Outputs

    13:00 Accelerating Professional Content with Automation

    34:38 The Evolution of Duanex: From Staffing to Expertise

    35:01 Identifying Opportunities for Process Automation

    35:15 Scaling Companies While Preserving Their Humanity

    34:25 The Future Vision for Duanex and Insightful

    37:23 Final Reflections and Closing Remarks

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    40 min
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