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 Brian Biro – known as “America’s Breakthrough Speaker” and author of “The ROI of Kindness” – the pair explore how intentional kindness, presence, and gratitude can transform leadership, teamwork, and everyday relationships.
Brian talks about what it means to become a “Chief Kindness Officer,” explaining why being fully present is the foundation of trust, why appreciation fuels performance, and how truly listening unlocks connection and growth. Through personal stories, leadership lessons, and practical frameworks, Brian shows how small, human choices ripple outward to strengthen culture, retention, and collaboration.
The discussion also highlights the neuroscience behind gratitude, the importance of asking better questions, and why focusing on effort and energy – not just outcomes – creates sustainable success.
This is the second part of a two-part conversation.
Topics Covered:
What it means to be a “Chief Kindness Officer” and why presence builds trust
How distraction erodes connection and what true presence looks like
The hidden organizational cost of disengagement and turnover
Why appreciation for effort matters more than outcome-based praise
Gratitude as a leadership practice and performance amplifier
The ripple effect of kindness inside teams and organizations
Listening as a leadership superpower
The difference between enabling vs. disabling questions
How better questions strengthen team energy and engagement
Focusing on controllables to build confidence and momentum
Leadership lessons from Coach John Wooden
Why comparison limits growth and how to pursue your personal best
Equip your people with clarity. Deliver projects that build trust.
Let’s talk about your next project – and how to make it the first of many successful ones.