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What's Sitting Underneath

What's Sitting Underneath

By: Debbie Braden
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Every business issue is easy to see. It's harder to see why. Each conversation is grounded in real stories from people who've lived it—a little behavioral economics, neuroscience, and organizational psychology mixed in—uncovering What's Sitting Underneath, the human layer of business.

Hosted by Debbie Braden, who spent 20+ years inside companies through mergers, leadership changes, and culture work before founding Star Thrower Communication.

Follow along—and catch the risk before it costs you.

2026 Debbie Braden Economics Leadership Management Management & Leadership
Episodes
  • What Employees Actually Hear

    What Employees Actually Hear
    22 Sep 2026

    Leaders believe they’re communicating clearly. But what employees actually hear depends on what they’re already carrying both professionally and personally.

    In this episode of What’s Sitting Underneath, Ellen Griley, founder of Equilibrious Communications, talks about the real gap between what leaders say and what employees hear, including why survival mode changes the way people process information at work.

    New episode is live—wherever you watch or listen. Link in the comments.
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    46 min
  • The First-Time CEO Landscape Has Changed

    The First-Time CEO Landscape Has Changed
    8 Sep 2026

    Boards are handing the CEO seat to first-time leaders at record rates. Research says a new CEO needs months to build the trust and vision it takes to lead well. But 30% of company separations were led by CEOs that served less than 2 years.

    Brandon Denmon spent 27 years leading manufacuting and operations teams before founding Peak Executive Solutions, where he coaches first-time CEOs through this gap.

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    41 min
  • Welcome to What's Sitting Underneath

    Welcome to What's Sitting Underneath
    12 Aug 2026

    Every business issue is easy to see. It's harder to see why.

    What's Sitting Underneath goes looking for the human layer beneath strategy, culture, and leadership—through conversations with the people who've lived it.

    Watch on YouTube!

    https://www.youtube.com/@StarThrowerCommunication
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    1 min
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