The Project Success Podcast
The Conversation With Clint Padgett
A Leading Communication Podcast for Business and Team Success
Team Execution
Team Empowerment
Team Accountability
The key to business and team success finds its roots deep in conversation.
Clint Padgett serves as the President and CEO of Project Success. With more than 30 years in project management, he has developed his expertise by assisting Fortune 100 companies in improving their operations. To learn how to manage projects, teams, and results effectively, listen to Clint Padgett on the Conversation podcast, where he engages with business leaders, best-selling authors, and academics conducting innovative research that encourages professional and business growth.
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Did you realize the key to business and team success finds its roots deep in conversation? Join Clint Padgett, who’s built his career helping Fortune 100 companies optimize their businesses, as he interviews leaders who encourage employees to learn, challenge, and grow. If you want to effectively manage people and optimize results, this is the podcast for you. The Conversation with Clinton M. Padgett from Forbes Books.
In this special mid-year episode of The Conversation, Clint looks back at some of the most memorable insights, practical lessons, and thought-provoking moments from the first half of 2026.
Featuring highlights from conversations with communication experts, leadership coaches, bestselling authors, researchers, executives, and military leaders, this episode explores what it takes to build stronger teams, communicate more effectively, foster trust, create meaningful work, and lead people through change.
Whether you’re a longtime listener or discovering The Conversation for the first time, this recap offers a powerful introduction to the ideas and perspectives that shaped the podcast during the first six months of the year.
Topics Covered:
- Why great communicators focus on what their audience needs to hear
- The role emotional intelligence plays in team performance
- Creating alignment through clarity, repetition, and shared vision
- The power of identity, self-belief, and personal growth
- Why stories are one of the most effective leadership tools
- Helping every team member understand their value and contribution
- The impact of meaningful recognition and “Thank You Plus”
- Leadership lessons from military service
- Why celebration and positive support fuel performance
- Listening as a critical leadership skill
- Building psychological safety and encouraging idea-sharing
- Creating more meaningful work and stronger workplace cultures
Featured Guests:Joel Schwartzberg, Dr. Vanessa Druskat, David Allen, Ed Lamont, Whitney Johnson, David Aaker, Brian Biro, Paula Davis, Mark Fava, Joel Zeff, M.J. Clark, and Wes Adams
Links:Clint’s website – https://clintpadgett.com/
Clint’s LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/clintpadgett
Clint’s book, “How Teams Triumph” – https://amzn.to/3YPVLLi
PSI’s website – https://projectsuccess.com/
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