Rod Collins explains how peer-to-peer leadership and collective intelligence outperform top-down management. He shares how changing meeting structure, using clarifying questions, and reducing “command and control” helped drive major growth at Blue Cross Blue Shield. We also cover why safety systems like aviation’s Crew Resource Management work, what Blockbuster missed with Netflix, and how AI layered onto broken leadership structures creates risk instead of results.

Contact Debbie Longo – Executive Behavioral Coach

Email: info@lifeinbloomny.net

Website: https://lifeinbloomny.net

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbie-longo-life-in-bloom-ny/

Phone: 321-270-8713

Contact Rod Collins

Email: rodcollins.cls@outlook.com

In this episode of Behavioral Profit, Executive Behavioral Coach Debbie Longo talks with Linda Carlisle, a culture and communications advisor and founder of com.ext, LLC. Linda explains why communication breaks down during high-pressure change and how that quickly erodes trust, engagement, and performance. You’ll learn the practical behaviors that protect psychological safety during mergers, reorganizations, layoffs, and major transitions—without lowering performance standards. This is a must-listen for leaders who want stronger culture, clearer communication, and better results during disruption.

Contact Debbie Longo, Executive Behavioral Coach

info@lifeinbloomny.net

https://lifeinbloomny.net

Contact Linda Carlisle

lindacarlisle@comm-ext.com

In this episode of Behavioral Profit, Debbie Longo speaks with Dr. Kevin Gazzara—senior partner at Magna Leadership Solutions, ICF-certified coach, Positive Intelligence mental fitness coach, and a recognized authority on work-life balance and flow. Kevin explains why “task mixture balance” is a more accurate and useful model than traditional work-life balance, breaking work into three task types: routine, troubleshooting, and project work. He shares how leaders can identify their ideal task mixture, structure their day around their natural cadence, and create the conditions for flow as a consistent operating state. The conversation also covers what organizations get wrong about productivity and engagement, how trust impacts employee feedback, and why micromanagement blocks both flow and performance. Kevin also provides a free link to his Task Quotient Assessment so listeners can identify their personal task mixture and start designing a workday that improves motivation, engagement, and results.

Contact Dr. Kevin Gazzara

Free Assessment: magnaleader.co/GIFT

Magna Leadership Solutions: magnaleader.co

Contact Debbie Longo: https://lifeinbloomny.net

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbie-longo-life-in-bloom-ny/

Phone: 321-270-8713