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  • This CFO led billion dollar deals. one HR question broke his blind spot with Paul Allen Thompson

    This CFO led billion dollar deals. one HR question broke his blind spot with Paul Allen Thompson
    Aug 19 2026
    Paul Allen Thompson has spent decades inside the kind of transactions most executives see once in a career: mergers, spinoffs, deals with fixed deadlines and zero margin for error. As CFO of Integro Bank, he built a reputation on being effective under pressure. But in this conversation with Claire Hayek, Paul goes back to the moment that pressure-tested his own leadership blind spot. He walked his team of fifty into a room, announced a major spinoff, and left the meeting convinced it had gone perfectly. High energy, everyone locked in, ready to go. Then his HR partner, Margaret Sweeney, asked him one question about how he thought the meeting landed. His answer revealed the gap. Not everybody in that room loved deals the way he did. Claire and Paul unpack what happened in that moment, why it took an outside voice to name an assumption Paul had never examined, and how that single exchange reshaped the way he leads people through high-stakes work. They talk about the real difference between empowering a team and over-managing one, why trust is the foundation that lets people move without waiting for perfect information, and why the instinct to keep pushing forward and the instinct to stay attuned to your people are not opposing skills. They are the same skill, and it is trainable. Paul also shares what he asks his teams before any major initiative begins, why decision rights matter more than most leaders think, and the mindset shift that let him stop fearing failure and start treating every outcome as information. Paul is one of the contributors to Claire's upcoming book, The Leadership Skill Nobody Taught You: Calm Under Fire in the Age of Disruption, out September 9th. Topics Covered Leading high-stakes financial transactions under fixed deadlinesThe blind spot that comes from being good under pressureHow one HR conversation exposed an unexamined assumptionBuilding a culture of trust during major transactionsBalancing empowerment with over-nurturingDecision-making without perfect informationWhy moving forward and staying attuned to your team are the same skillDecision rights and ownership on high-stakes projectsReframing failure as part of the process What You'll Learn Why your own excitement under pressure can blind you to what your team is actually feelingThe one question that separates leaders who drive results from leaders who drive people awayHow to build trust fast enough to move a team through uncertaintyWhat to ask your team before a high-stakes project beginsWhy waiting for certainty often costs more than it protects Timestamps [00:00:00] Opening: The excitement that blinds leaders to their own team [00:01:00] Introduction: Claire Hayek and what this show is built to do [00:02:00] Guest Introduction: Paul Allen Thompson, CFO, Integro Bank [00:03:00] The spinoff announcement and a team of fifty [00:05:00] HR partner Margaret Sweeney asks the question that changed everything [00:06:00] Paul's reaction: "It's like I went through a black hole" [00:08:00] What changed: caring for the team as a leadership priority [00:10:00] Why naming an unexamined assumption takes boldness [00:11:00] How this shows up in Paul's leadership today [00:12:00] Building a culture of trust during high-stakes transactions [00:14:00] Making decisions without perfect information [00:15:00] Why the brain treats delay as safety when it's actually cost [00:17:00] Paul's contribution to Claire's upcoming book [00:18:00] Rapid fire: the one word that describes Paul under pressure [00:20:00] The leadership belief Paul let go of [00:21:00] The Kobe Bryant mindset: process over outcome [00:23:00] What every leader should ask their team before a high-stakes project [00:25:00] The Pressure and Performance Scorecard and the book launch [00:26:00] Paul's closing words and the Steve Jobs quote that stuck with him Mentioned in This Episode Pressure and Performance Scorecard: https://clairehayek.com/pp-scorecardThe Leadership Skill Nobody Taught You: Calm Under Fire in the Age of Disruption (Early Readers Club): https://clairehayek.com/bookPaul Allen Thompson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulallenthompson/Integro Bank Connect with Paul Allen Thompson, CFO of Integro Bank, on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulallenthompson/ The Leadership Skill Nobody Taught You is coming September 9, 2026. Preorder here.Ready to train your brain for resilience and high performance? Join Claire's Mental Fitness Masterclass hereUse code: NLEdgePodcast for 50% OFF exclusive to my podcast listenersFor free resources, assessments, and everything else: https://clairehayek.com/book-resources(Pressure Archetype, PP Scorecard, Reset Scripts, and more all live here)Follow Claire Hayek on LinkedInRead Claire's newsletter on Substack hereSubscribe to The NeuroLeadership Edge Podcast for brain-based strategies to lead with clarity, courage, and impact. clairehayek.com/podcast The NeuroLeadership Edge Podcast is produced by Claire Hayek. All ...
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    27 Min.
  • The Pressure You Put on Yourself Has Nothing to Do With Your Success with Boaz Gilad

    The Pressure You Put on Yourself Has Nothing to Do With Your Success with Boaz Gilad
    Aug 12 2026
    Topics Covered Losing a public company in a hostile takeoverThe brain's threat detection system under prolonged uncertaintyWhy certainty, even brutal certainty, can bring reliefThe difference between losing a battle and losing a warA solo 2,400 kilometer cycling trip as a rebuild strategyIdentity fusion with title, role, and statusThe neuroscience of a sudden perspective reframeEgo, achievement, and "drinking your own Kool-Aid"Self-imposed pressure versus objective resultsPressure-Proof Leadership™ and the upcoming book Timestamps [00:00:00] Opening: 36 construction sites, a hostile takeover, and two words: "Game over"[00:01:00] Introduction: Welcome to the NeuroLeadership Edge and today's three takeaways[00:02:00] Guest Introduction: Boaz Gilad, founder of Zenith Clubhouse and author of The Zenith Code[00:03:00] The room where "game over" was said[00:04:00] Holding onto hope while the cash position was already collapsing[00:05:00] Walking into the negotiation believing they wanted to work it out[00:06:00] Realizing his intention and their intention were never aligned[00:07:00] The nervous system still wanting to fight even after it's over[00:08:00] What peace of mind actually feels like after total effort[00:09:00] The anger that comes first, and why[00:10:00] Claire on the neuroscience of uncertainty versus brutal certainty[00:11:00] How the brain releases a resource it was burning for months[00:12:00] The Gettysburg reframe: losing a battle is not losing the war[00:13:00] The decision to cycle from New York City to the Florida Keys[00:14:00] Three weeks, 2,400 kilometers, and what the road gave him[00:15:00] Why the body kept fighting even after the mind moved on[00:16:00] The gas station moment in South Carolina[00:17:00] Claire on identity fusion, status, and survival patterns[00:18:00] A neurological reframe that some spend years in therapy to reach[00:19:00] Drinking your own Kool-Aid and the weight of collected titles[00:20:00] "I'm many other colors": rebuilding identity beyond one role[00:21:00] Why the pressure you put on yourself has nothing to do with your results[00:22:00] Pressure as fuel versus pressure as addiction[00:23:00] The scoreboard is objective, pressure is subjective[00:24:00] Rapid fire: what Boaz wishes he had known at the height of it all[00:25:00] Claire's closing resources and the Calm Under Fire book[00:26:00] Boaz's final word: live to your full commitment[00:27:00] Close: where to find Boaz and next week's episode What You'll Learn What your brain does in the moment everything falls apart, and why the clarity that follows is not a coincidenceThe specific mindset shift that separates leaders who rebuild from leaders who stay stuckWhy the pressure you put on yourself has nothing to do with your actual resultsHow to separate your identity from your title before a crisis forces you toA practical reframe for treating a setback as one chapter, not the whole story Mentioned in This Episode The Zenith Code by Boaz Gilad — book, framework for top performance as a systemZenith Clubhouse — Boaz's invitation-only performance program, https://www.zenithclubhouse.com/Boaz Gilad's website — https://boazgilad.com/Boaz's weekly Substack on performance (exact URL not stated in the transcript; flag to confirm before publishing)Pressure and Performance Scorecard — https://clairehayek.com/pp-scorecardThe Leadership Skill Nobody Taught You: Calm Under Fire in the Age of Disruption — releasing September 9, 2026, https://clairehayek.com/book Follow Boaz Gilad on social media: Substack: https://substack.com/@boazgilad LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/boaz-gilad-2237954/ Contact: BoazGilad.com Book- The Zenith Code Podcast- Unmask Follow Claire Hayek on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairehayek/ 🎓 Want to train your brain for resilience and high performance? Join Claire’s Mental Fitness Masterclass here:👉 ⁠⁠⁠https://go.clairehayek.com/mental-fitness-masterclass⁠⁠⁠ 50% OFF discount. Use Code: NLEdgePodcast 📩 For free resources, upcoming masterclasses, or to join our next live webinar—click here:👉 ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/clairehayek⁠⁠⁠ 📢 Subscribe to The NeuroLeadership Edge Podcast for brain-based strategies to lead with clarity, courage, and impact. ➡️ Free Assessment for leaders and their teams: Pressure & Performance Scorecard: https://clairehayek.com/pp-scorecard 🟢 Free download for leaders: Pressure Reset Scripts: https://clairehayek.com/reset The Leadership Skill Nobody Taught You is coming September 9, 2026. Preorder here. Ready to train your brain for resilience and high performance? Join Claire's Mental Fitness Masterclass hereUse code: NLEdgePodcast for 50% OFF exclusive to my podcast listeners For free resources, assessments, and everything else: https://clairehayek.com/book-resources(Pressure Archetype, PP Scorecard, Reset Scripts, and more all live here) Follow Claire Hayek on LinkedIn: ...
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    27 Min.
  • What It Is Actually Costing You (The Numbers Nobody Tracks)

    What It Is Actually Costing You (The Numbers Nobody Tracks)
    Aug 5 2026

    Topics Covered

    Where the cost of pressure actually lives

    The personal cost of holding a calm exterior under sustained pressure

    How unresolved tension raises a leader's baseline over time

    A real story from the book: a CEO, a misaligned decision, and a $900,000 cost

    Why trust, not money, is the real casualty of unaddressed pressure

    A direct reading from Chapter 4 of The Leadership Skill Nobody Taught You

    The one question to bring into your next leadership meeting

    Timestamps
    [00:00:00] Welcome and introduction to the NeuroLeadership Edge

    [00:00:35] Episode context: third installment in the Calm Under Fire series

    [00:01:16] Recap: episodes one and two on pressure and identity patterns

    [00:01:44] Today's promise: what the pattern is actually costing you

    [00:02:03] The personal cost of pressure begins with small holdbacks

    [00:02:52] The calm exterior and what it costs underneath

    [00:03:30] How carried tension raises your baseline over time

    [00:04:35] Introducing Nadia's story from the book

    [00:04:57] One leader, one deal, one broken agreement

    [00:05:29] The breakdown: sign-offs, stalled decisions, stalled projects

    [00:05:59] Mapping the cost with Nadia, one layer at a time

    [00:06:44] The number: nearly $900,000

    [00:07:19] Nadia's reaction and the deeper cost of trust

    [00:07:47] What happens when trust becomes the casualty

    [00:08:39] How hidden costs get filed away instead of addressed

    [00:09:29] The question to carry into your next meeting

    [00:10:11] Reading directly from Chapter 4 of the book

    [00:10:59] Book pre-access details and closing message


    Mentioned in This Episode

    • The Leadership Skill Nobody Taught You: Calm Under Fire in the Age of Disruption — pre-access sign-up: https://clairehayek.com/book
    • Calm Under Fire podcast series (episodes one and two referenced)


      Follow Claire Hayek on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairehayek/

    🎓 Want to train your brain for resilience and high performance?

    Join Claire’s Mental Fitness Masterclass here:👉 ⁠⁠⁠https://go.clairehayek.com/mental-fitness-masterclass⁠⁠⁠

    50% OFF discount. Use Code: NLEdgePodcast

    📩 For free resources, upcoming masterclasses, or to join our next live webinar—click here:👉 ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/clairehayek⁠⁠⁠

    📢 Subscribe to The NeuroLeadership Edge Podcast for brain-based strategies to lead with clarity, courage, and impact.

    ➡️ Free Assessment for leaders and their teams: Pressure & Performance Scorecard: https://clairehayek.com/pp-scorecard

    🟢 Free download for leaders: Pressure Reset Scripts: https://clairehayek.com/reset

    The Leadership Skill Nobody Taught You is coming September 9, 2026. Preorder here.

    Ready to train your brain for resilience and high performance? Join Claire's Mental Fitness Masterclass here

    Use code: NLEdgePodcast for 50% OFF exclusive to my podcast listeners

    For free resources, assessments, and everything else: https://clairehayek.com/book-resources

    (Pressure Archetype, PP Scorecard, Reset Scripts, and more all live here)

    Follow Claire Hayek on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairehayek/

    Read Claire's newsletter on Substack here

    Subscribe to The NeuroLeadership Edge Podcast for brain-based strategies to lead with clarity, courage, and impact. clairehayek.com/podcast

    The NeuroLeadership Edge Podcast is produced by Claire Hayek. All opinions are those of the host and guests. For more leadership resources, visit clairehayek.com
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    12 Min.
  • He's Spent 35 Years Walking Into Companies On Fire With Howard Brownstein

    He's Spent 35 Years Walking Into Companies On Fire With Howard Brownstein
    Jul 29 2026
    Topics Covered Walking into a live federal raid as a crisis consultant with no formal authorityDenial as the primary enemy in corporate turnaroundsHow a low Vietnam War draft number shaped Howard's path into crisis leadershipMedical triage as a direct model for business crisis leadershipWhy leaders default to what is comfortable instead of what is necessaryThe specific self-interrogation questions that catch blind spots earlyPressure-Proof Leadership™ as the installed system behind Howard's habits"Don't get caught in the thick of thin things" Timestamps [00:00:00] Opening: Why waiting one extra day on a problem can make it impossible to fix [00:01:00] Guest Introduction: Howard Brownstein, President, The Brownstein Corporation [00:02:00] The day federal agents raided a client company before Howard arrived [00:07:00] The Vietnam War draft lottery and the decision that shaped Howard's steadiness [00:13:00] Triage as a model for business leadership [00:16:00] Why the bias toward comfort is so hard to catch in ourselves [00:19:00] How to start building the habit of catching your own blind spots [00:21:00] Connecting triage instincts to Pressure-Proof Leadership™ [00:23:00] Rapid fire questions with Howard Brownstein [00:26:00] Closing thoughts and where to find the showWhat You'll Learn Why waiting one extra day on a problem can make it impossible to fixThe specific bias that convinces good leaders everything is fine when it is notHow to apply medical triage logic to business crisis decisionsThe self-interrogation questions that surface blind spots before they become emergenciesWhy cash functions like oxygen in a company under pressure How early life pressure can build the steadiness leaders rely on decades laterMentioned in This EpisodePressure and Performance Scorecard (free diagnostic): https://clairehayek.com/pp-scorecardThe Leadership Skill Nobody Taught You: Calm Under Fire in the Age of Disruption, releasing September 9, 2026: https://clairehayek.com/bookThe Brownstein Corporation: https://brownsteincorp.com/ Follow Howard Brownstein on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/howardbrodbrownstein/⁠⁠⁠ Follow Claire Hayek on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairehayek/ 🎓 Want to train your brain for resilience and high performance? Join Claire’s Mental Fitness Masterclass here:👉 ⁠⁠⁠https://go.clairehayek.com/mental-fitness-masterclass⁠⁠⁠ 50% OFF discount. Use Code: NLEdgePodcast 📩 For free resources, upcoming masterclasses, or to join our next live webinar—click here:👉 ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/clairehayek⁠⁠⁠ 📢 Subscribe to The NeuroLeadership Edge Podcast for brain-based strategies to lead with clarity, courage, and impact. ➡️ Free Assessment for leaders and their teams: Pressure & Performance Scorecard: https://clairehayek.com/pp-scorecard 🟢 Free download for leaders: Pressure Reset Scripts: https://clairehayek.com/reset The Leadership Skill Nobody Taught You is coming September 9, 2026. Preorder here. Ready to train your brain for resilience and high performance? Join Claire's Mental Fitness Masterclass hereUse code: NLEdgePodcast for 50% OFF exclusive to my podcast listeners For free resources, assessments, and everything else: https://clairehayek.com/book-resources(Pressure Archetype, PP Scorecard, Reset Scripts, and more all live here) Follow Claire Hayek on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairehayek/Read Claire's newsletter on Substack here Subscribe to The NeuroLeadership Edge Podcast for brain-based strategies to lead with clarity, courage, and impact. clairehayek.com/podcast The NeuroLeadership Edge Podcast is produced by Claire Hayek. All opinions are those of the host and guests. For more leadership resources, visit clairehayek.com
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    28 Min.
  • 50 Countries, 26 Years What Pressure Actually Does to Leaders at the Top with Gillian Muessig

    50 Countries, 26 Years What Pressure Actually Does to Leaders at the Top with Gillian Muessig
    Jul 22 2026
    Topics Covered What sustained pressure does to decision-making at the top, from Gillian's 26 years across 50 countriesThe story of losing her husband while running a company, and being carried without knowing itCo-regulation as a biological process, not just an emotional one, and what it reveals about brain based leadershipSeeing the whole chessboard: the trainable skill of calm authority and high stakes decision making under stressHow functional boards of directors actually work, and why founders should build one earlyFounderitis and why some companies stay lifestyle businesses instead of scalingThe link between autoimmune disease, chronic stress, and the tendency of women to carry others' emotional loadWhy the words leaders use shape team culture leadership across families, schools, and enterprisesAuthenticity and vulnerability in leadership, and why hiding both increases founder mental health riskExecutive mindfulness and self-care as an operational discipline, not an afterthoughtGillian's closing advice for leaders navigating uncertainty right now Timestamps [00:00:00] Opening: What happens to a leader's nervous system when the floor disappears[00:01:00] Welcome to the NeuroLeadership Edge and introduction of Gillian Muessig[00:02:00] Gillian Muessig, Managing Director at Mastersfund™, joins the show[00:03:00] Why pressure is personal, not corporate, and what that does to the body[00:07:00] The image of the chessboard: calm authority under pressure[00:08:00] Why founders should build a real board of directors early, not late[00:09:00] The story begins: the night Gillian lost her husband[00:10:00] How her business partner, Anne Kennedy, quietly carried her through it[00:13:00] Claire names the neuroscience: co-regulation and nervous system safety[00:16:00] What Anne handled that Gillian never even knew about[00:17:00] Why the words leaders use shape team culture leadership[00:19:00] Raising CEOs the way you raise children, and the responsibility that comes with it[00:20:00] Founderitis and why some founders cannot share the load[00:22:00] Authenticity, vulnerability, and founder mental health[00:24:00] Gillian's ongoing struggle putting herself last on her own list[00:25:00] Rand Fishkin's book Lost and Founder and the growing conversation about burnout[00:26:00] Rapid fire: the one thing every leader should stop saying[00:28:00] Gillian's closing advice for leaders navigating uncertainty right now What You'll Learn Why calm authority under real pressure comes from learning to separate yourself from the situation, not from suppressing how you feelWhat it means to be carried by someone else when you are too deep in it to recognize you need itWhy the words a leader uses are never just communication. They build or collapse the people around themWhy high stakes decision making improves when leaders learn to see the whole chessboard, not just the immediate crisisWhy stress resilience is rarely about age or experience, and almost always about whether real support exists around a leader Mentioned in This Episode Pressure and Performance Scorecard (free diagnostic): https://clairehayek.com/pp-scorecardThe Leadership Skill Nobody Taught You: Calm Under Fire in the Age of Disruption, early readers list: https://clairehayek.com/bookLost and Founder by Rand Fishkin (referenced by Gillian as her son's book on startup burnout and honesty)Mastersfund™ (Sybilla Masters Fund), gender-lens venture capital fund led by Gillian Muessig and Anne Kennedy Follow Gillian Muessig on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gillianmuessig/ Follow Claire Hayek on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairehayek/ 🎓 Want to train your brain for resilience and high performance? Join Claire’s Mental Fitness Masterclass here:👉 ⁠⁠⁠https://go.clairehayek.com/mental-fitness-masterclass⁠⁠⁠ 50% OFF discount. Use Code: NLEdgePodcast 📩 For free resources, upcoming masterclasses, or to join our next live webinar—click here:👉 ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/clairehayek⁠⁠⁠ 📢 Subscribe to The NeuroLeadership Edge Podcast for brain-based strategies to lead with clarity, courage, and impact. ➡️ Free Assessment for leaders and their teams: Pressure & Performance Scorecard: https://clairehayek.com/pp-scorecard 🟢 Free download for leaders: Pressure Reset Scripts: https://clairehayek.com/reset The Leadership Skill Nobody Taught You is coming September 9, 2026. Preorder here. Ready to train your brain for resilience and high performance? Join Claire's Mental Fitness Masterclass hereUse code: NLEdgePodcast for 50% OFF exclusive to my podcast listeners For free resources, assessments, and everything else: https://clairehayek.com/book-resources(Pressure Archetype, PP Scorecard, Reset Scripts, and more all live here) Follow Claire Hayek on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairehayek/Read Claire's newsletter on Substack here Subscribe to The NeuroLeadership Edge Podcast for brain-based ...
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    29 Min.
  • 40 years of high stakes decisions. The one thing that never changed with Keith Blakely

    40 years of high stakes decisions. The one thing that never changed with Keith Blakely
    Jul 15 2026
    Topics Covered The 1981 boardroom decision that changed the trajectory of Keith's careerHow financial pressure narrows strategic thinkingWhat calm authority looks like in a real moment of crisisThe role of the people around you under pressure: partners who hold versus partners who hijackWhy cash is the single greatest pressure point for startup foundersThe frozen $100 million IPO during the 2007 Bear Stearns collapseThe importance of timing in high stakes decisionsSelf trust and confidence as the foundation of leadership decision making Timestamps [00:00:00] Opening: A 24 year old walks into a boardroom with everything on the line[00:01:00] Introduction: What this episode will cover[00:02:00] Guest Introduction: Keith Blakely, Founder of The InVentures Group[00:03:00] Setting the scene: The VC meeting Keith walked into at 24[00:06:00] The handshake deal and the Saturday summons[00:08:00] Sitting in the lobby: the power move and the reveal[00:10:00] The financial stakes: a pregnant wife, three kids, and no other offer[00:12:00] The walkout: what Keith said and what happened next[00:14:00] The alternative investor and the twenty year build that followed[00:15:00] Claire breaks down the neuroscience of calm authority under threat[00:17:00] The importance of who surrounds you under pressure[00:18:00] Four decades of pattern recognition: where pressure breaks founders most[00:21:00] The hidden cost of pressure driven decisions[00:23:00] The frozen $100 million IPO during the Bear Stearns collapse[00:25:00] The lesson on timing[00:25:00] Rapid fire: what Keith wishes more leaders understood[00:27:00] Claire's book and closing CTA What You'll Learn Why financial pressure is the fastest way to destroy strategic thinkingWhat calm authority actually looks like in a real moment of crisisHow the people you build around you either hold the structure or crack it Mentioned in This Episode The Leadership Skill Nobody Taught You: Calm Under Fire in the Age of Disruption by Claire Hayek, releasing September 9, 2026: clairehayek.com/bookThe InVentures Group: theinventuresgroup.comAdvanced Refractory Technologies (Keith's first company, founded 1981, acquired 2001)OnCore Golf Technology (formerly Encore Golf Technology in intro; verify exact name before publishing)The Club by Pickle and PuttInfinite Golf Technologies Follow Keith Blakely on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithblakely/ Follow Claire Hayek on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairehayek/ 🎓 Want to train your brain for resilience and high performance? Join Claire’s Mental Fitness Masterclass here:👉 ⁠⁠⁠https://go.clairehayek.com/mental-fitness-masterclass⁠⁠⁠ 50% OFF discount. Use Code: NLEdgePodcast 📩 For free resources, upcoming masterclasses, or to join our next live webinar—click here:👉 ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/clairehayek⁠⁠⁠ 📢 Subscribe to The NeuroLeadership Edge Podcast for brain-based strategies to lead with clarity, courage, and impact. ➡️ Free Assessment for leaders and their teams: Pressure & Performance Scorecard: https://clairehayek.com/pp-scorecard 🟢 Free download for leaders: Pressure Reset Scripts: https://clairehayek.com/reset The Leadership Skill Nobody Taught You is coming September 9, 2026. Preorder here. Ready to train your brain for resilience and high performance? Join Claire's Mental Fitness Masterclass hereUse code: NLEdgePodcast for 50% OFF exclusive to my podcast listeners For free resources, assessments, and everything else: https://clairehayek.com/book-resources(Pressure Archetype, PP Scorecard, Reset Scripts, and more all live here) Follow Claire Hayek on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairehayek/Read Claire's newsletter on Substack here Subscribe to The NeuroLeadership Edge Podcast for brain-based strategies to lead with clarity, courage, and impact. clairehayek.com/podcast The NeuroLeadership Edge Podcast is produced by Claire Hayek. All opinions are those of the host and guests. For more leadership resources, visit clairehayek.com
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    30 Min.
  • 10,000 Executive Interviews. Here's What the Best Ones Did in 90 Days with Neill Marshall

    10,000 Executive Interviews. Here's What the Best Ones Did in 90 Days with Neill Marshall
    Jul 8 2026
    Topics Covered Why the first 90 days of a leadership role shape everything that comes afterWhat the brain is doing during a leadership transition that most executives never account forValues threats and why they register in the brain as survivalThe origin of The First 90 Days leadership seriesWhy the brain values behavioral evidence over verbal statementsSymbolic actions: the mattress story, the ICU pumps, bussing the table, the parking lot garbageTrust as a system and why it determines whether strategy gets implementedOxytocin, safety signals, and how trust travels across a teamPush versus pull leadershipWhat 10,000 executive interviews reveal about what the best leaders have in common Timestamps [00:00:00] Opening: 30 years, 10,000 executive interviews, and the pattern that had nothing to do with strategy [00:00:39] Introduction: The NeuroLeadership Edge and the three takeaways for this episode [00:01:37] Guest Introduction: Neill Marshall, Chairman and Co-Founder, HealthSearch Partners [00:02:31] The moment Neill walked away from a senior role at a major national search firm [00:04:52] The neuroscience of a values threat and why the brain registers it as survival [00:05:47] The shift: why a placement was never where the work ends [00:07:07] The origin of The First 90 Days leadership series [00:07:49] The mattress story: the CEO who moved into the hospital [00:09:31] Why the brain values behavioral evidence over verbal statements [00:10:29] Trust versus strategy in complex environments [00:11:53] The ICU nurse and the pumps that mattered more than the strategic plan [00:12:54] Claire on trust, nervous system contagion, and her upcoming book [00:13:29] Going deeper on symbolic actions and why leaders dismiss them [00:14:24] The CEO who bussed the table during search committee dinners [00:16:16] The new president who picked up garbage in the parking lot on day one [00:17:17] Why gestures are registered in the brain at a whole different level [00:18:24] Rapid Fire: intentionality, pulling instead of pushing, mimicking the greats [00:19:47] The one thing the best leaders all have in common: they attract [00:20:37] The Pressure and Performance Scorecard and how to join the early reader group for Claire's book [00:22:39] How to connect with Neill Marshall [00:23:22] Closing: lead boldly, stay human, turn every challenge into a gift What You'll Learn Why the first 90 days can make or break a leader, and what your brain is doing during that windowThe science behind why symbolic actions carry more weight than strategic announcementsWhat it looks like to lead with trust as a systemWhy behavioral evidence builds trust faster than any verbal commitmentHow one small, visible act early in your tenure can shape culture for yearsThe difference between pushing people and pulling them, and why pulling is leading Mentioned in This Episode HealthSearch Partners: https://healthsearchpartners.comThe First 90 Days leadership series by HealthSearch PartnersPressure and Performance Scorecard (free 4-minute diagnostic): https://clairehayek.com/pp-scorecardClaire's upcoming book, The Leadership Skill Nobody Taught You: Calm Under Fire in the Age of Disruption, releasing September 9, 2026. Join the early reader group: https://clairehayek.com/book Follow Neill Marshall on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neillmarshall/ How to reach Neill via website: http://www.healthsearchpartners.com/ Follow Claire Hayek on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairehayek/ 🎓 Want to train your brain for resilience and high performance? Join Claire’s Mental Fitness Masterclass here:👉 ⁠⁠⁠https://go.clairehayek.com/mental-fitness-masterclass⁠⁠⁠ 50% OFF discount. Use Code: NLEdgePodcast 📩 For free resources, upcoming masterclasses, or to join our next live webinar—click here:👉 ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/clairehayek⁠⁠⁠ 📢 Subscribe to The NeuroLeadership Edge Podcast for brain-based strategies to lead with clarity, courage, and impact. ➡️ Free Assessment for leaders and their teams: Pressure & Performance Scorecard: https://clairehayek.com/pp-scorecard 🟢 Free download for leaders: Pressure Reset Scripts: https://clairehayek.com/reset The Leadership Skill Nobody Taught You is coming September 9, 2026. Preorder here. Ready to train your brain for resilience and high performance? Join Claire's Mental Fitness Masterclass hereUse code: NLEdgePodcast for 50% OFF exclusive to my podcast listeners For free resources, assessments, and everything else: https://clairehayek.com/book-resources(Pressure Archetype, PP Scorecard, Reset Scripts, and more all live here) Follow Claire Hayek on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairehayek/Read Claire's newsletter on Substack here Subscribe to The NeuroLeadership Edge Podcast for brain-based strategies to lead with clarity, courage, and impact. clairehayek.com/podcast The NeuroLeadership Edge Podcast is produced by Claire Hayek. All opinions are ...
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  • Calm under fire series- E2- control, silence, speed, compliance, collapse. Which one is running you

    Calm under fire series- E2- control, silence, speed, compliance, collapse. Which one is running you
    Jul 1 2026
    Topics Covered The five pressure archetypes: control, silence, speed, compliance, collapseHow each archetype forms as an adaptive response, not a personal flawClaire's personal story of choosing compliance in a high-stakes career momentThe gap between a pattern that helped once and a pattern that runs unchecked Timestamps [00:00:00] Opening story: the meeting where a VP's comment triggered a reaction Claire chose to hold back [00:02:00] Welcome to The NeuroLeadership Edge and introduction to the Calm Under Fire series [00:03:00] The three takeaways for this episode and introduction to the five pressure archetypes [00:03:30] Archetype one: Control [00:04:00] Archetype two: Silence [00:04:45] Archetype three: Speed [00:05:30] Archetype four: Compliance [00:06:00] The story continues: how compliance played out in that meeting [00:08:45] Archetype five: Collapse [00:09:00] Why every archetype made sense at the time it formed [00:09:30] What happens when a pattern keeps running after the conditions that caused it have changed [00:10:00] How awareness interrupts the pattern in the moment [00:11:15] Preview of the upcoming book and the research behind it [00:12:00] Pressure archetype assessment and early readers group [00:12:45] Closing and subscribe call to actionWhat You'll Learn The five patterns leaders default to under pressure and why each one made sense when it first appeared What it costs when a pressure pattern keeps running long after the original trigger is gone How to recognize your own default pattern in real time, before it takes over the moment Why naming the pattern is the first step to choosing a different response. Mentioned in This Episode Pressure Archetype Assessment: https://clairehayek.com/pressure-archetype Early Readers Group for The Leadership Skill Nobody Taught You: Calm Under Fire in the Age of Disruption: https://clairehayek.com/book Book release date: September 9, 2026Follow Claire on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairehayek/⁠⁠ 🎓 Want to train your brain for resilience and high performance? Join Claire’s Mental Fitness Masterclass here:👉 ⁠⁠⁠https://go.clairehayek.com/mental-fitness-masterclass⁠⁠⁠ 50% OFF discount. Use Code: NLEdgePodcast 📩 For free resources, upcoming masterclasses, or to join our next live webinar—click here:👉 ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/clairehayek⁠⁠⁠ 📢 Subscribe to The NeuroLeadership Edge Podcast for brain-based strategies to lead with clarity, courage, and impact. ➡️ Free Assessment for leaders and their teams: Pressure & Performance Scorecard: https://clairehayek.com/pp-scorecard 🟢 Free download for leaders: Pressure Reset Scripts: https://clairehayek.com/reset The NeuroLeadership Edge Podcast is produced by Claire Hayek. All opinions are those of the host and guests. For more leadership resources, visit clairehayek.com The Leadership Skill Nobody Taught You is coming September 9, 2026. Preorder here. Ready to train your brain for resilience and high performance? Join Claire's Mental Fitness Masterclass hereUse code: NLEdgePodcast for 50% OFF exclusive to my podcast listeners For free resources, assessments, and everything else: https://clairehayek.com/book-resources(Pressure Archetype, PP Scorecard, Reset Scripts, and more all live here) Follow Claire Hayek on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairehayek/Read Claire's newsletter on Substack here Subscribe to The NeuroLeadership Edge Podcast for brain-based strategies to lead with clarity, courage, and impact. clairehayek.com/podcast The NeuroLeadership Edge Podcast is produced by Claire Hayek. All opinions are those of the host and guests. For more leadership resources, visit clairehayek.com
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    14 Min.