Episodes

Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
How To Exit Employees With Dignity (A Replay)
Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
Join us for the revenant in Los Angeles, November 3-6, 2022
This week we replay a very important and relevant conversation about how to exit employees from your organization.
We discuss:
- What happens to your team and culture when someone exits
- The potential dangers of a siloed organization
- How to retain valuable institutional knowledge
- Why you NEED to do an exit interview
- How to gracefully exit talent from your organization
- Everything you need to do leading up to someone’s exit
- A leader’s responsibility during an employee’s exit
- The value of being generous with those who leave your organization
- Being proactive with “stay interviews”
- Who needs to know what?
- What happens when you aren’t transparent
- How long do you keep someone around? How do you know it’s time to let someone go?
- The clues for transformation are always in plain sight
- Turning uncomfortable conversations into opportunities to look at what’s possible
- Approaching conversations with underperforming employees as an advocate

Tuesday Aug 02, 2022
E120 The Unique Challenges Of Leadership and Love
Tuesday Aug 02, 2022
Tuesday Aug 02, 2022
Join us in Los Angeles, CA Nov 3-6, 2022 for the next Revenant process!!
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This week Dan, Adrian, and Chad sit down to chat about the complex challenges of business leadership and marriage, or any other flavor or long-term committed relationships.
Topics we cover:
- Holding multiple strong commitments
- The leadership insights that can come from your romantic partnership
- One relationship or the other in unhealth is hell
- Showing your humanity at work
- Asking for help is a strength
- Focusing on what you can give
- Is urgency the master of your attention?
In this conversation, Adrian mentions the book Three Marriages by David Whyte

Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
E119 How To Be An Advocate In Leadership with Chris Goodman
Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
Join us for the next Revenant Process in Los Angeles CA, Nov 3-6 2022
This week Dan, Adrian, and Chad sit down with executive and business coach Chris Goodman. Chris is a great guy with a very practical take on leadership and advocacy.
The topics we discuss:
- What an advocate in leadership is
- How our stories can close down possibilities
- being aware of the current conversation around you and how that is affecting you
- How knowing concepts is different than practicing them
- What seems to be missing in leadership today
- The role of discourse in leadership
Connect with Chris:
Podcast: Relentless Growth
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodmancoaching/?hl=en
Website: https://goodmancoachinginc.com/

Tuesday Jul 19, 2022
E118 How To Correct An Employee (without being a jerk)
Tuesday Jul 19, 2022
Tuesday Jul 19, 2022
Join us for the next Revenant Process in Los Angeles CA!
This week Dan and Chad sit down to discuss the concept of hard on the problem, soft on the person. This is a way of being with those that you lead that will create exceptional relational results.
Topics we discuss:
- Separating the person from the problem
- The two types of organizational breakdown
- Our language around problems and challenges
- Name it, tame it, aim it
- Being willing to see our contribution to the breakdown

Tuesday Jul 12, 2022
E117 The 2 Types Of Freedom
Tuesday Jul 12, 2022
Tuesday Jul 12, 2022
Join us for the next Revenant process Nov 3-6, 2022 In Los Angeles CA
This Week Dan and Chad sit down to discuss the topic of freedom. Freedom is often misunderstood, especially in the realm of leadership.
Topics we discuss:
- Freedom is not something you have
- There are 2 types of freedom
- The caged bird analogy
- A pre-requisite to freedom
- How to exercise freedom
- Freedom is always dangerous

Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Adrian Koehler’s Interview On The Relentless Growth Podcast With Chris Goodman
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Our very own Adrian is interviewed on the Relentless Growth podcast.
We share this recast in preparation to have Chris Goodman on our podcast in the coming weeks.

Tuesday Jun 21, 2022
E116 Making A Change Without Being A Threat with Russel Treat
Tuesday Jun 21, 2022
Tuesday Jun 21, 2022
Dan, Adrian, and Chad sit down with Russel Treat, CEO of EnerACT.
Topics we discuss:
- Mastery is surrendering to the practice
- Being a change maker without being a threat
- Change is risk
- Objective and subjective risk
- The value of learning to breathe
- Being the smartest guy in the room can be a liability
- The possibility is not in what I know
Connect with Russel on LinkedIn!
Russel Treat is an industry leader, software entrepreneur, podcaster, and trusted subject matter expert specializing in oil and gas pipeline operations, custody transfer measurement, leak detection, and automation.
Russel’s extensive knowledge of pipeline and control room operations SCADA gained over 30 years of projects led to the creation of a complete software suite known as POEMS ™ (Pipeline Operations Excellence Management System) delivered through his company, EnerSys Corporation.
As CEO of EnerSys, Russel is committed to delivering the highest value to pipeline operators by addressing their greatest needs and concerns, especially operational efficiency, safety and government regulation.
Russel is uniquely positioned to deliver value to customers with in-depth knowledge of pipeline operations, custody transfer measurement, SCADA systems, pipeline leak detection, and pipeline control room management compliant to the requirements of DOT PHMSA 192 and 195 for Control Room Management.
Related to measurement and field operations, Russel is also president of Gas Certification Institute (GCI). Since 2000, GCI has provided certification and training courses on the fundamentals of liquid and natural gas measurement to help oil & gas and energy companies achieve compliance. GCI also provides Standard Operating Procedures manuals (SOPs) to companies seeking reliable, compliant documentation of their policies and procedures.
An engineer by education and a software entrepreneur by avocation, Russel has started seven companies, been involved in more than 40 start-ups as a consultant or advisor. Russel recently launched the Pipeliners Podcast delivering unique insight and informative conversation to help pipeliners grow and advance in their field.

Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
E115 Should I Hire A Leadership Coach?
Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
Join us for Intrepid! https://leadership.takenewground.com/
This week Dan, Adrian, and Chad sit down to discuss if and when someone should hire a coach in the context of leadership and business.
Topics we discuss:
- It's important to know why you started thinking about getting a coach
- Do you take ownership of the current results in your life?
- Are you connected to your current reality?
- Are you open to new ideas and perspectives?
- Exponential & incremental possibility
- All challenges are interpersonal relationship problems

Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
E114 You Are a Biased Leader
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
This week Chad and Dan sit down and discuss assessment and neutrality...
Topics Discussed:
- You are assessment, it can't be escaped
- There is no such thing as non-bias
- The difference between confidence and truth
- Being curious about your bias
- Your bias as feedback
- What is leadership assessment?

Tuesday May 31, 2022
E113 How To Build Rockstar Leaders On Your Team
Tuesday May 31, 2022
Tuesday May 31, 2022
Join us in Nashville for the Revenant Process!
This week Chad and Dan sit down to how to build leadership on your team.
Some of the topics they cover are:
- All results come from culture
- Who is your first customer
- The principle of scaling
- The three pillars of leadership
- How to challenge those on your team
- Manipulation vs invitation