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Lancefield on the Line

David Lancefield

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Are you looking to taking your leadership to the next level? Perhaps you’re in a new role, in charge of a big initiative, or looking to move roles. You’ve come to the right place for strategies, tips, lessons distilled from the world's leading management thinkers, entrepreneurs, executives and academics.
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Smashing the Plateau

Smashing the Plateau

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Launched in 2014, Smashing the Plateau shares weekly stories, strategies and ideas to help consultants, coaches and small business owners build success as entrepreneurs following long careers as high-achieving employees. We believe you should be able to take control over your career destiny, do what you love, what you’re competent at doing, and get paid what you’re worth, consistently. We are committed to the success of expertise-based businesses. Ready to go even deeper? The Smashing the Pl ...
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David is the founder of Strategy Shift. He’s worked with more than 50 CEOs and hundreds of other C-suite executives to design bold strategies, supercharge their leadership, and transform their cultures in 20 countries. He’s a contributor to Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, and Strategy+Business, and a guest lecturer at London B…
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Shandra is the CEO of The Transit Lounge, working with women who want to grow their service-based side businesses into profitable, thriving ventures in part-time hours. She’s an award-winning marketing director, professional results coach, Money Breakthrough coach, podcast host, and co-author of the international bestselling book, Elevate Your Succ…
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So, picture this. You've just landed a new role at work, and you might have some transition time beforehand. How do you best prepare to start? In this episode, I am joined by Michael Watkins, author of The First 90 days and The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking. He provides insights into the intricacies of leadership transitions, emphasising th…
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Jeffrey Hayzlett is a global business celebrity, primetime TV and podcast host, keynote speaker, and best-selling author. As Chairman and Founder of the C-Suite Network, he connects executives and entrepreneurs to foster business growth. A former Fortune 100 CMO, he is known for his bold, no-nonsense approach to leadership, marketing, and innovatio…
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What if the person who raised you was also the one who stole your sense of self? Parents should nurture, protect and believe in you, not distort your reality, drain your self-esteem and leave wounds no one else can see. In this episode I sit down with Kathleen Saxton, psychotherapist, entrepreneur and author of My Parent the Peacock. We go beyond t…
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Katie Wilson is the founder of Serious Moonlight Consulting, a sales and marketing leader helping tech and retail companies achieve sustainable growth. After leaving Big Tech—following 15 years at Google as Head of Sales—she has helped a variety of startups, companies, and individuals untangle and demystify their sales and marketing processes. She …
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Chuck Cooper is the President of WhiteWater Consulting, an HR advisory firm that helps small and midsize businesses maximize their people potential. A Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA) and author of the best-selling book The Family Business Blueprint, Chuck guides owners through succession planning, leadership transitions, and legacy building.…
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When the world is breaking apart what kind of leader do you need to be? With the environmental, technological and societal challenges we face our systems and playbooks can no longer be fit for purpose. So, who must we become to tackle the most pressing problems we are facing? My guest in this episode, Caroline Stokes, author of AfterShock to 2030 i…
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David Shriner-Cahn’s weekly advice program has been named by Forbes as a Podcast To Power Up Your Ultra-Lean Business. David has also been recognized as an Entrepreneur That Will Change The Way You Communicate by Inc. Magazine. He is the podcast host and community builder behind Smashing the Plateau, an online platform offering resources, accountab…
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Jerry is a rusted business advisor and mentor to small businesses, with over 60 years of experience as a corporate executive and entrepreneur. Co-founded six businesses with a primary emphasis on industrial products and services, and with both domestic and international experience. Has served on multiple outside boards in both for-profit and non-pr…
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“The problem I see is that "sales" has become a word that both businesses and individuals shy away from. Why? Because it has become disconnected from a deep understanding of the value relationship between businesses and their customers. My mission is to help people bridge that gap—to demystify what sales really is, so that everyone can improve thei…
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Karl is a certified Executive Coach, Leadership, Team, and Organization Development Consultant, and international speaker with over 25 years of corporate experience. He holds a PhD in Organizational Psychology and has authored three books: The How and Why: Taking Care of Business with the Enneagram (now in its third edition), Nina and the Really, R…
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How well do you communicate? A simple question on the face of it, but are you really winging it? Whether it’s via email, that first impression, or contributing to meetings, there are ways we can improve how we contribute. That’s exactly what I discuss in this episode with my guest Chris Fenning, an award-winning author on the topic of communication…
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Porschia Parker-Griffin has coached hundreds of executives and professionals to accomplish their goals. She has experience as a director and business consultant in the financial industry, helping companies unlock millions of dollars in potential hidden within their organizations. Porschia earned her master’s in Industrial and Organizational Psychol…
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Ahsan Karim is the founder of Momentum Club, a micro-coaching community that helps professionals and entrepreneurs take consistent action with clarity and peace of mind. He is also the founder of Light Vision Group, a digital strategy and consulting agency that supports purpose-driven businesses and nonprofits with operations, finance, and digital …
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Do you know what your digital footprint is? We all know that overusing digital devices isn't good for us. But do we know the full extent of what we leave behind when we use our phones or laptops? In this episode I am joined by Professor Sandra Matz to discuss the digital footprints we leave for companies and other individuals to use. Sandra talks a…
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Sally A. Curtis, founder of the award-winning Monetise Your Content, helps legacy-focused leaders become easy to consume and inevitable to buy from. Best known for turning books into two years’ worth of bite-sized content that extends their brand essence, she creates reusable assets that amplify visibility, build authority, and deepen audience conn…
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Thomas Bertels is a business transformation expert on a mission to make work more productive, valuable, meaningful, and impactful. He has three decades of experience helping companies—from start-ups to Fortune 5—transform how work gets done. In today’s episode of Smashing the Plateau, you will learn how to overcome an identity shift when leaving a …
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Is your way of thinking limiting fresh ideas in your organisation? That dominant way of thinking you’re so used to could be doing more damage than good. Perhaps it’s time to find another way to enable innovation and growth amongst your team. In this episode I am joined by Rohit Bhargava, the man behind non-obvious thinking. Rohit tells us what non-…
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Bob Goodwin is the President of Career Club, dedicated to helping organizations and professionals unlock their full potential. As a LinkedIn Top Voice and a member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council, he is a recognized expert in career development, leadership, and organizational performance. Bob hosts The Work Wire with SHRM CEO Johnny…
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Matt is a lifelong entrepreneur, a software developer since age seven, and the founder of over 30 startups. A world traveler who has visited more than 70 countries, he hosted and produced “Places to Go” for Amazon Prime. He holds a commercial pilot’s license, a real estate broker’s license, and is a musician with over 30 published songs. A GIA-cert…
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Do you struggle to move the dial on your organisation’s culture? Perhaps, the answer to your problems lies in the use of a tool that breaks from traditional methods to measure culture: AI. In this episode I am joined by Charlie Sull, a pioneer in the use of AI to understand, measure and evolve culture in organisations. Charlie shares culture measur…
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Prosper Taruvinga is the founder of Live Long Digital, where he helps coaches and consultants scale from six to seven figures with ease and flow. A Zimbabwean-born entrepreneur based in Australia, Prosper blends digital strategy with heart, helping experts stop relying on algorithms and build profitable, enjoyable businesses they love. In today’s e…
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Wagner Denuzzo is the author of Leading to Succeed, a book on essential skills for the new workplace. He is currently a consultant and coach at his own firm. Previously, he served as the VP and Global Head of Leadership Development at IBM, as well as the VP and Head of Capabilities for the Future of Work at Prudential Financial. He is a seasoned le…
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Can AI improve your company’s strategy? A question that is more and more prescient in the modern world of today. In this episode I am joined by Graham Kenny, a prolific author, consultant and professor in all things strategy. In recent years he has also been experimenting with how far AI can help organisations design and implement winning strategie…
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Nathan Tanner is an executive coach who helps CEOs, founders, and high-impact leaders scale themselves and their companies. He's coached leaders from companies including Electronic Arts, EA, LinkedIn, Lyft, and Google. Prior to becoming a full-time coach, he held several HR executive roles, including leading the HR team at DoorDash. Nathan has serv…
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Dorie Clark has been named three times as one of the Top 50 business thinkers in the world by Thinkers50. She is a keynote speaker and teaches executive education at Columbia Business School. She is also the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Long Game, Entrepreneurial You, Reinventing You, and Stand Out, which was named the #1 Leadershi…
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Has your job become all-consuming as a leader in your organisation? Whether it’s organisational transformation, doing big M&A deals or handling a crisis, your health and relationships can be the things most impacted. In this episode I am joined by Klaus Kleinfeld, former CEO of Siemens, and author of "Leading to Thrive." He emphasizes the importanc…
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Lyndsay Dowd is a speaker, founder, author, coach, podcast host, and disruptor. She is an accomplished leader and decorated seller who has successfully managed large, diverse, high-performing sales teams over the last 25 years, 23 of which were spent climbing the ranks at IBM. Lyndsay was also a featured guest lecturer at Harvard University. In cre…
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She has an innate curiosity, which she has leveraged to build business relationships and teaches others how to do the same. Her passion lies in working with people who want to grow their businesses through relationship marketing and networking—and she accomplishes this using both online and offline strategies. LinkedIn training is a significant par…
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