Liz Wiseman - Great Leaders Make Everyone Better - S8 | E20

Liz Wiseman - Great Leaders Make Everyone Better - S8 | E20

July 15, 2026 · 1h 7m · Season 8 · Episode 20

About this episode

Kim interviews Liz Wiseman about leadership styles and building high-performance teams.

While the podcast team is taking a Radical Sabbatical, Kim is interviewing authors of the books that have had a big impact on her in the past two years.  Building high-performance teams, especially in dynamic industries, can be one of the biggest challenges a leader faces.  Sometimes passionate founders or senior leaders can go from passionate advocate to authoritarian autocrat.  Left unchecked, this can lead to organizations underperforming in the long term and missed opportunities.  So where is the balance?   In this episode, Kim speaks with Liz Wiseman, the author of multiple New York Times bestsellers.  Liz and Kim explore the pitfalls of authoritarian leadership, the power of multipliers, and how leaders can foster environments where everyone does the best work of their lives and builds the best relationships of their careers. Liz does point out that there are certain, limited instances where a top down, “command and control” approach is the right choice (for example, during an acute crisis), but these instances should be rare and targeted.  They also discuss practical strategies for managing diminishing leaders and creating impact…

More episodes of Radical Candor: Communication at Work

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Radical Candor: Communication at Work podcast page.