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Episode #75: How to Handle Conflict on Leadership Teams: Turning Tension into Trust, Alignment, and Better Results
April 9, 2026

Episode #75: How to Handle Conflict on Leadership Teams: Turning Tens…

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 dra...

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Episode #74: What Problem Are We Trying to Solve? Leadership in the Age of AI
April 2, 2026

Episode #74: What Problem Are We Trying to Solve? Leadership in the A…

AI is changing the speed of decision-making. It’s also asking something new of the people making those decisions. In this episode, executive coaches Pam Fox Rollin and Sharon Richmond talk with Ann K. Klein, a software execut...

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Episode #73: Why Teams Struggle with Trust, Feedback, and Alignment, and What Leaders Can Do Differently
March 25, 2026

Episode #73: Why Teams Struggle with Trust, Feedback, and Alignment, …

Early in his leadership, Michael Saxe-Taller found himself avoiding a difficult team member. Then, he made a decision. He decided to see him differently. The choice didn’t just create a better relationship, it reshaped how Mi...

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Episode #72: What Leaders Miss When People Feel Invisible, and the Questions That Build Trust, Belonging, and Stronger Teams
March 19, 2026

Episode #72: What Leaders Miss When People Feel Invisible, and the Qu…

What happens when people feel invisible, and what becomes possible when leaders learn to truly see them? Leaders who learn to recognize the unseen experiences people carry into work create stronger trust, deeper engagement, a...

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Episode #71: When Care Drives What’s Possible: Solving the Healthcare Workforce Crisis
March 12, 2026

Episode #71: When Care Drives What’s Possible: Solving the Healthcare…

What do you do when a workforce crisis threatens the future of healthcare? Van Ton-Quinlivan, CEO of Futuro Health, designed a bold, people-first solution that is actively changing what’s possible for the industry and for tho...

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Episode #70: Rethinking Retention, Culture, and the Talent Pipeline: Relationship-First Leadership for the Future of Work
March 5, 2026

Episode #70: Rethinking Retention, Culture, and the Talent Pipeline: …

Leaders today face urgent questions about employee retention, organizational culture, and the future talent pipeline. What people expect from work is changing, and traditional approaches to engagement and workforce developmen...

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Episode #69: What Holds Teams Together When Things Don’t Go as Planned
Dec. 17, 2025

Episode #69: What Holds Teams Together When Things Don’t Go as Planned

What shows up when you show up, especially when things don’t go as planned? When you walk into the room, do your teams experience steadiness, appreciation, a sense that something more is still possible? In this final episode ...

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Episode #68: The Leadership Shifts Behind Every Crisis-Ready Team
Dec. 10, 2025

Episode #68: The Leadership Shifts Behind Every Crisis-Ready Team

The first leader Den Jones ever worked for broke his trust. Good thing—because that moment made Den a leader with a deep, lifelong commitment to serving his people. In this episode, Altus executive coaches Lynette Winter and ...

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Episode #67: Leading Through Chaos: The Secret to Keeping Your Team Aligned and High-Performing When Demand Is High
Dec. 3, 2025

Episode #67: Leading Through Chaos: The Secret to Keeping Your Team A…

When your business is hit by a pandemic, a capacity crunch, or clients who treat your work like a commodity, how do you protect your people, your standards, and your own sanity? In this episode of Missing Conversations, hosts...

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Episode #66: Facing Uncertainty? Here’s The One Thing Your Team Needs Most From You Today
Nov. 26, 2025

Episode #66: Facing Uncertainty? Here’s The One Thing Your Team Needs…

When your organization is moving fast and uncertainty spikes, your leadership presence becomes the difference between a team that breaks and one that moves forward together. In this episode of Missing Conversations, hosts Lyn...

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Episode #65: How to Create Psychological Safety at Work: Small Leadership Practices That Build Trust, Respect, and Performance
Oct. 30, 2025

Episode #65: How to Create Psychological Safety at Work: Small Leader…

$2.7 billion a day. That's what U.S. workplaces lose in productivity when people don't feel emotionally or psychologically safe. Psychological safety isn't a policy. It's the everyday experience of being able to speak up, ask...

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Episode #64: Inside Reytek: How CEO Ed Kuyper Grows People, Strengthens Community, and Redefines Success
Oct. 16, 2025

Episode #64: Inside Reytek: How CEO Ed Kuyper Grows People, Strengthe…

Some leaders step into new roles; others step into new ways of leading. In this episode of Missing Conversations, Altus Growth Partners executive coaches Dan Winter and Lynette Winter talk with Ed Kuyper, CEO of Reytek Equipm...

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Episode #63: Anticipating Tomorrow: Leadership Aligned, Financial Impact Clear, and the AI Edge Defined
Oct. 8, 2025

Episode #63: Anticipating Tomorrow: Leadership Aligned, Financial Imp…

David Coulombe began his career as a mechanical engineer, but it was his restless curiosity that reshaped his path. He wanted to know why organizations miss what matters most, and how they could do better. That drive led him ...

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Episode #62: Redesigning Your Calendar, Expectations, and Leadership to Build Workplaces Where You and Your Team Thrive
Oct. 2, 2025

Episode #62: Redesigning Your Calendar, Expectations, and Leadership …

Do you want to be part of a workplace that drains you—or one that gives you energy, clarity, and joy? In this episode of Missing Conversations, hosts Steven Jones and Ellen Burton talk with Shani Harmon, Founder and CEO of St...

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Episode #61: From Mountains to Boardrooms: How adventure and experiential learning help leaders build trust, embrace conflict, and elevate teams
Sept. 25, 2025

Episode #61: From Mountains to Boardrooms: How adventure and experien…

“It’s not about the intensity of what you do, it’s about the intention.” That guiding belief runs through Ryan Soares’ life, from backcountry skiing to hang-gliding launches to building global practice fields where leaders ex...

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Episode #60: Six Practices for How to Lead From What You Care About Most
Sept. 18, 2025

Episode #60: Six Practices for How to Lead From What You Care About M…

To lead others well, we must first return to what we care about most. In this Missing Conversations episode, hosts Amy Vodarek and Ellen Burton talk with their Altus colleague Lara Guille, who blends her background as a clini...

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