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 Part Two of Clint’s conversation with Alisa Cohn, top-ranked executive coach and author of “From Start-Up to Grown-Up,” the discussion turns from personal leadership to organizational leadership.
Alisa shares practical advice for leaders who want to better understand their impact, give more effective feedback, build stronger cultures, and create the structure necessary for growth. She explains why difficult conversations are often acts of service, how trust is built in remote and hybrid environments, and why the most successful leaders continuously make time to reflect and learn.
Whether you’re leading a startup, managing a growing team, or simply looking to become a more effective leader, this conversation is packed with actionable insights you can put to work immediately.
This is the second part of a two-part conversation.
Topics Covered:
- How to gather honest feedback about your leadership
- Understanding the difference between intention and impact
- The “COIN” framework for difficult conversations
- Why hinting is not a leadership strategy
- Turning feedback into growth opportunities
- Why structure is essential for scaling organizations
- Creating productive meetings and better decision-making processes
- Building intentional company culture
- The difference between stated values and actual behaviors
- Leading remote and hybrid teams effectively
- Building trust when teams aren’t physically together
- The role of communication in organizational success
- Why reflection and learning agility separate great leaders from the rest
Links:Alisa’s website – https://www.alisacohn.com/
Alisa’s LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisacohn/
Alisa’s book, “From Start-Up to Grown-Up” – https://amzn.to/4gk9p38

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