Execution Insights™: The Podcast Exploring the Inner Life of a Leader Leadership is harder than ever. Goals are clear, but execution slips. Pressure is constant, and too often the joy of leading gets lost. The Execution Insights™: The Podcast brings you practical wisdom and heartfelt encouragement for leaders who want to execute with clarity and lead with impact. Each episode delivers: A powerful idea you can apply immediately. Stories drawn from decades of coaching executives and teams worl ...
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Jim Huling Author Of The 4 Disciplines Of Execution Podcasts
Execution Insights Podcast Joy Isn't the Reward — Its the Way In this deeply personal episode, Jim explores one of the most overlooked but essential elements of great leadership: joy. Not the quick burst of happiness that comes and goes, but the steady, inner joy that tells you you’re doing work that matters… work that aligns with your purpose… wor…
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Never React Before You Understand: The Real Power of Empathy in Leadership
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When pressure rises, even the best leaders can react before they truly understand. In this episode of Execution Insights™, Jim Huling shares a true coaching story that reveals how empathy can transform leadership — not as a soft skill, but as a strategic advantage. You’ll hear how one leader’s painful realization became a turning point, and why emp…
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In the Middle. But Not Alone. Middle managers are the key to execution.
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If you lead a team — any team — there is a truth you need to hear: Breakthroughs don’t come from the top. They come from the middle. In this episode, Jim shares a powerful true story from a major hospital system where performance problems were putting patients at risk — and no amount of policies, incentives, or executive focus could fix it. Until s…
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When Standards Become Our Survival Kit: Why what you believe isn’t enough
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When pressure comes, we don’t rise to the level of our values — we fall to the level of our standards. In this deeply personal episode, Jim Huling shares the story of a leader who discovered the powerful difference between what we believe and how we live. Through real-world lessons and hard-won insights, Jim reveals why values alone aren’t enough t…
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Step Into the Storm; How to Lead When Everyone Else Steps Back
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Every leader eventually faces a moment when the storm hits — when pressure rises, mistakes come to light, and everyone’s watching to see what you’ll do. In those moments, the easiest thing to do is protect yourself. But leadership doesn’t ask for protection. It asks for presence. In this episode, Jim Huling shares one of the hardest storms of his c…
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Claiming the Gap: The Leader’s Power of Patience
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Claiming the Gap: The Leader’s Power of Patience Most leaders think of patience as waiting. But in leadership, patience is something far more powerful. In this episode of Execution Insights™, Jim Huling shares the story of a senior executive under intense pressure—facing doubt from her team, her CEO, and even herself. Quick reactions were leaving s…
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The Bridge of Faith: Leading Through Uncertainty
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What do you do when the path ahead isn’t clear, the data isn’t complete, and the outcome isn’t guaranteed? In this episode of Execution Insights™: The Podcast, Jim Huling explores one of the most underestimated forces in leadership: faith expressed as belief. Drawing inspiration from the unforgettable “bridge of faith” scene in Indiana Jones and th…
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In this inaugural episode of Execution Insights™: The Podcast, Jim Huling invites listeners into a different kind of leadership conversation—one that doesn’t begin with strategies, spreadsheets, or performance metrics, but with something far more lasting: the inner life of a leader. Every leader knows the demands of the outer life—delivering result…
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