{"podcast":{"title":"Leadership Without Losing Your Soul: Master Communication & Management Skills To Boost Productivity, Teamwork & Ease Overwhelm","slug":"leadership-without-losing-your-soul-master-communication-management-skills-to-boost-productivity-teamwork-ease-overwhelm-545395","podcast_index_feed_id":545395,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/leadership-without/","website_url":"https://letsgrowleaders.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/8bcf3467-7e36-437c-bbf4-745e69ca4079/56f0c52fbb61502d7204f32806a0d710.jpg","author":"Leadership Without Losing Your Soul","episode_count":300,"summary":"Does your team's lack of productivity frustrate you? What if I told you it's possible to be a decent human being and STILL lead teams that achieve transformational, breakthrough results? 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Powerful Phrases to Instantly Boost Your Communication Skills” and get started - today!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T06:20:10.331610+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leadership-without-losing-your-soul-master-communication-management-skills-to-boost-productivity-teamwork-ease-overwhelm-545395"},"episode":{"title":"362 Stop Making These 3 Critical Performance Management Mistakes (with the Communication and Leadership Skills to Get It Right)","slug":"362-stop-making-these-3-critical-performance-management-mistakes-with-the-communication-and-leadership-skills-to-get-it-right","published_at":"2026-07-16T21:10:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leadership-without-losing-your-soul-master-communication-management-skills-to-boost-productivity-teamwork-ease-overwhelm-545395/362-stop-making-these-3-critical-performance-management-mistakes-with-the-communication-and-leadership-skills-to-get-it-right","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leadership-without-losing-your-soul-master-communication-management-skills-to-boost-productivity-teamwork-ease-overwhelm-545395","url":"https://letsgrowleaders.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/a50d34a3-ea3c-4e64-b149-aae54616f326.mp3","summary":"Is your approach to performance management improving results or creating more frustration, wasted energy, and unnecessary drama? 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