Inside Personal Growth with Greg Voisen

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with three powerhouse co-authors — Susan MacKenty Brady, Stuart D. Kliman, and Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Leslie C. Smith — to explore their Harvard Business Review Press book, All the Difference: Six Leadership Actions to Bridge Perspectives, Strengthen Teams, and Create Value. Together, they bring perspectives from the academy, the boardroom, and the battlefield — and what they've uncovered might just change the way you lead forever. What if the biggest threat to your team isn't a lack of strategy — but a failure to lead through difference? These three authors make a bold case: managing difference may be the single most important leadership competency of our time — more critical than strategy itself, because it determines whether strategy ever gets implemented at all. They reveal the four hidden "landmines" — certainty, justification, inconsistency, and reactivity — that silently derail even well-intentioned leaders, and the six target actions that the best leaders use to turn those differences into extraordinary value. From why vulnerability is actually your greatest leadership strength, to why bias isn't a moral flaw but a feature of the human brain, to the real reason 85% of employees are withholding their concerns right now — this conversation is packed with insights that will make you rethink everything you thought you knew about leadership. 🎯 What Listeners Will Learn - The four leadership "landmines" — certainty, justification, inconsistency, and reactivity — and how to avoid them before they silently destroy team trust - Why managing difference is now more important than strategy, and how failing to lead through it costs organizations up to $8 trillion a year - The six target actions — Know Yourself, Return to Respect, Activate Honesty, See the Full Story, Ignite Togetherness, and Commit to Action — and how to apply them starting Monday morning - Why vulnerability is not a weakness but the #1 leadership strength required to implement real change - How to reframe bias as a human brain feature rather than a character flaw — and why treating it as shameful actually makes leaders worse at managing it - Why "difference intelligence" — not just emotional or artificial intelligence — is the new competitive edge in today's workforce Our Guest,Susan MacKenty Brady: ➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-mackenty-brady Our Guest,Stuart D. Kliman: ➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-kliman/ Our Guests,Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Leslie C. Smith: ➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslie-c-smith-ltg/ ➥ Book: All the Difference: Six Leadership Actions to Bridge Perspectives, Strengthen Teams, and Create Value ➥ Buy Now: https://a.co/d/0789Pqas https://www.leadingallthedifference.com/ Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen: ➥ gregvoisen.com ➡️Instagram: www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/ ➡️Facebook: www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/ ➡️LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/ ➡️Twitter/ X: twitter.com/lvoisen/

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with Stanford-trained sociologist, financial wellness coach, and author Tari K. Vickery to dive into her groundbreaking book, The Emotional Side of Money: A Roadmap to Financial Wellness. Have you ever felt your heart race just opening a bank account statement? Or wondered why certain spending habits feel absolutely impossible to break, no matter how much you try? If you’ve ever felt that money carries a heavy emotional weight that has very little to do with actual math and numbers, this conversation is your wake-up call. Pulling from over 25 years of experience sitting with people where their emotions and their money collide, Tari shares her personal journey from a childhood of "scarcity on steroids" to true financial wellness. Together, they peel back the hidden layers of our financial behaviors to expose a radical truth: money is emotional long before it is transactional. If you are ready to stop blaming yourself and finally heal your financial anxiety, listen in to discover how to rewrite your inherited money story. 🎯 What Listeners Will Learn: - The Truth About Money Trauma: Understand what money trauma actually is and how overheard arguments, silent treatments, and childhood observations create deeply seated biases that dictate adult financial choices. - Reframing the "What's Wrong with Me?" Mentality: Discover why struggling with money management is not a personal failure, but rather a lack of tools and unexamined childhood messaging. - Financial Wellness vs. Financial Wealth: Learn why hitting a specific number in your bank account will never automatically grant you security, and what true financial peace actually feels like. - Why Diets and Budgets Fail Alike: Explore the critical psychological shift between a restrictive "budget" and an empowering "spending plan," and how changing your vocabulary can cure financial anxiety. - The Path to Abundance: Discover how to use Tari’s practical exercises—like writing a raw, honest letter directly to your money—to uncover somatic cues, navigate family taboos, and heal your relationship with finances. Our Guest,Tari K. Vickery : ➥ Book: The Emotional Side of Money: A Roadmap to Financial Wellness ➥ Buy Now: https://a.co/d/0hKn86JF https://www.tarikvickeryauthor.com/ ➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tari-k-vickery-09027a2/ ➡️Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Tari-K-Vickery-Author/61561349842621/ ➡️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tarikvickeryauthor/ Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen: ➥ gregvoisen.com ➡️Instagram: www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/ ➡️Facebook: www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/ ➡️LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/ ➡️Twitter/ X: twitter.com/lvoisen/