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Missing Conversations

Missing Conversations

How do you create extraordinary and meaningful outcomes that take care of people, your organization and the future you care about? We at Altus believe all results, those that you want and those that you don’t, are generated by conversations. When conversations are missing, people and results suffer—learning to see the missing conversations is where to begin. Helping you and your teams have the right conversations with the right people to get the results you desire is what Altus is all about. Through in-depth interviews with incredible guests, we explore the power and practices of conversations. In each interview, you’ll learn how to see the missing conversations to enhance your leadership influence and impact and ignite a world of difference, one conversation at a time.

If you’re aiming for bold change and growing your leadership, teams and organization to create extraordinary results, we want to talk to you! Schedule your confidential conversation at altusgrowth.com/contact.

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Episode #80: What Is Mine to Do: Leading with Purpose, Focus, and Shared Responsibility in Complex Systems
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May 27, 2026

Episode #80: What Is Mine to Do: Leading with Purpose, Focus, and Shared Responsibility in Complex Systems

One of ten children, Altus executive coach Dorothy Lingren grew up inside a large and complex family system. Her early lived experience of figuring out how to find her place, build relationships, and understand what made the whole thing work became the foundation for a career spent partnering with high-potential leaders and organizations navigating some of the most demanding environments in healthcare, government, and beyond. In this episode of Missing Conversations, fellow Altus executive coach
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Episode #79: Human-Centered Leadership: What Becomes Possible When You Believe People Are Already Enough
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May 21, 2026

Episode #79: Human-Centered Leadership: What Becomes Possible When You Believe People Are Already Enough

She was undocumented for 12 years. Now Claudia Arroyo is the Executive Director of Prospera, an organization building Latina economic power through entrepreneurship and leadership development. In this deeply human conversation with Altus executive coaches Eva Orbuch and Pam Fox Rollin, Claudia shows what becomes possible when you choose to give more light to your gifts than your burdens, and when you lead from the belief that the people around you are already powerful, capable, and enough. You'l
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Episode #78: Why the Leaders Who Ask Better Questions Create the Best Outcomes
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May 14, 2026

Episode #78: Why the Leaders Who Ask Better Questions Create the Best Outcomes

Many leaders believe they need to have the answers. But some of the most powerful outcomes begin when a leader asks the question no one else thought to ask. In this episode of Missing Conversations, Altus executive coaches and hosts Dan Winter and Lynette Winter sit down with Bruce Schuman, a finance leader who has spent more than 30 years helping organizations navigate growth, innovation, workforce transformation, and operational scale inside companies like Intel, Vacasa, Kiavi, and now Univers
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Episode #77: Why Smart Teams Still Struggle to Execute, and What Leaders Are Missing in Their Conversations
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May 7, 2026

Episode #77: Why Smart Teams Still Struggle to Execute, and What Leaders Are Missing in Their Conversations

What do leaders actually get paid to do? Most will say strategy, execution, or results. But watch closely, and you’ll see something else: leaders spend their days in conversations, shaping how people think, what they commit to, and what gets done. In this episode of Missing Conversations, hosts Dan Winter and Don DeVito sit down with Chalmers Brothers—best-selling author, certified personal and executive coach, consultant, seminar leader, and speaker, whose work began with a life-changing reali
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Episode #76: How the Best Leaders Build Trust, Resolve Conflict, and Strengthen Teams Through Love
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April 30, 2026

Episode #76: How the Best Leaders Build Trust, Resolve Conflict, and Strengthen Teams Through Love

What if the missing ingredient in your leadership isn’t strategy, structure, or skill? It’s love. In this episode of Missing Conversations, hosts and Altus executive coaches, Steven Jones and Amy Vodarek, sit down with relationship strategist, coach, and author Joëlle Lydon for a conversation that will reframe how you think about teams, conflict, and commitment. After years of experiencing love as a currency, something earned through good behavior and performance, Joëlle rebuilt her understandi
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Episode #75: How to Handle Conflict on Leadership Teams: Turning Tension into Trust, Alignment, and Better Results
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April 9, 2026

Episode #75: How to Handle Conflict on Leadership Teams: Turning Tension into Trust, Alignment, and Better Results

What happens to your team when two people are in conflict, and what does it take to get everyone back on track? In this episode of Missing Conversations, Altus executive coaches Dan Winter, Lynette Winter, and Amy Vodarek draw on decades of experience working alongside senior leaders and teams to explore what sits beneath team friction and how it reflects the way a team is operating. They unpack why conflict extends beyond the individuals involved, the cost of side conversations, and what shifts
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