If you’ve ever said, “We need to fix the culture”… but weren’t exactly sure what that meant — this episode is your wake-up call.

On this week’s episode of ScaleUP & Grow, Mary Ricketts (your favorite straight-talking, leadership-shifting coach) breaks down the real meaning of organizational culture — the stuff most leaders avoid, deny, or downplay.

This isn’t another soft, feel-good conversation about morale.
This is a bold, direct, game-changing message about leadership accountability, trust, communication, and the everyday behaviors that silently shape your team’s performance.

In this episode you’ll discover:

• The truth behind why culture breaks (hint: it’s not your employees)
• The 5 hidden symptoms leaders overlook until it’s too late
• How leadership behavior—good or bad—sets the emotional temperature of the entire organization
• Why “fixing the culture” isn’t HR’s job… it’s yours
• The silent damage caused by avoidance, inconsistency, and unspoken tension
• 7 powerful diagnostic questions every leader must answer before attempting any culture change

And yes — Mary brings that Gary Vee energy: direct, unfiltered, and all real.
No strategies. No step-by-step fixes.
Just pure clarity, truth, and leadership awareness you can’t afford to ignore.

WHY LEADERS NEED THIS EPISODE
If your team is disengaged, silently frustrated, performing on autopilot, or nodding without speaking up?
You don’t have a performance problem — you have a culture problem.

This episode will help you finally see what’s been hiding in plain sight.

WHO THIS EPISODE IS FOR
• C-level executives
• VPs, directors, and school leaders
• Entrepreneurs building teams
• Nonprofit leaders
• Anyone responsible for people, performance, and impact

If you lead humans, this episode is mandatory listening.

CALL TO ACTION!
Ready to stop guessing and start leading with clarity?
Listen now — and share this episode with another leader who needs the truth.

And if you're ready for private coaching or team culture diagnostics, connect with Mary at:
Turning Point Training & Development

www.MaryRicketts.com

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The Hidden Cost of Skipping Onboarding: Why Most Boards and Executives Start at a Disadvantage

Let’s be real—most leaders don’t fail because they lack skill.
They fail because nobody set them up to win.

In this episode of ScaleUP & Grow, I’m exposing the truth behind why so many executives and boards lose momentum in the first 90 days.
It’s not politics.
It’s not pressure.
It’s the absence of a real onboarding strategy.

When onboarding is weak, culture cracks, trust erodes, and performance drops—quietly at first, then all at once.
If you’ve ever stepped into a new role or welcomed a new leader and felt the chaos creeping in… this one’s for you.

🎧 Listen now.
💼 Reflect on what’s really happening in your leadership pipeline.
🔥 Then decide if you’re leading from clarity or confusion.

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Because excitement isn’t onboarding— and hope is not a leadership plan.

#Leadership #BoardDevelopment #ScaleUPandGrow #MaryRicketts #ExecutiveLeadership #Onboarding #Culture

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Why Most Boards Break During Transitions — and Don’t Even See It Coming

Most boards don’t fail because of their mission.
They fail in the moments between leadership.

In this episode of ScaleUP & Grow, I’m getting real about what actually happens when boards shift power, pass the baton, or bring in new leadership—and why silence, assumptions, and “we’ll figure it out” thinking destroy trust, culture, and progress.

If your organization is experiencing that uneasy pause between leaders, this episode is your wake-up call.
🎧 Listen now.
🎯 Reflect honestly.
💼 Then decide if your board is built to sustain or stumble.

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Because when the board doesn’t move together— the mission doesn’t move at all.

#Leadership #BoardDevelopment #ScaleUPandGrow #MaryRicketts #ExecutiveLeadership #Governance

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What if your biggest leadership blind spot… was you?

In this powerful episode of ScaleUP & Grow, host Mary Ricketts dives deep into the hidden world of unconscious bias—not as a buzzword, but as a real, measurable force that shapes how you lead, hire, promote, and build trust.

This isn’t about blame. This is about awareness, ownership, and action.

You’ll discover:
✅ What bias actually is—and where it shows up in your leadership without you realizing
✅ The 5 tell-tale signs you’re not owning your bias (and how to fix it)
✅ How “gut instincts” can quietly derail inclusion, innovation, and trust
✅ Real-life stories, powerful data, and examples from high-performing organizations
✅ Practical self-examination tools to reduce bias and make better leadership decisions

Whether you’re leading a team of five or five thousand, this episode will challenge you to look inward and take your leadership to the next level—with clarity, fairness, and purpose.

💡 Reflection Questions Inside the Episode:

• Are you rewarding familiarity over true talent?
• Do your promotion decisions reflect intention—or comfort?
• Would your team describe your leadership as fair, inclusive, and objective?

📊 Stat Drop:
95% of our decisions are made by our subconscious. If we don’t slow down and examine our patterns, we’re not leading—we’re reacting.

🎯 Call to Action:
Pick one decision-making pattern this week and examine it. Then take one step to interrupt bias in your leadership. Growth starts with ownership.

🔁 If this episode challenges you, share it with a fellow leader.
Let’s normalize growth, self-examination, and leading with impact.

🎧 Listen now on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite platform.
#ScaleUpAndGrow #LeadershipDevelopment #BiasInLeadership #ExecutivePresence #InclusiveLeadership #LeadWithClarity

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Here’s the truth: if you don’t project confidence as a leader, you’re leaving money, influence, and opportunities on the table.

In this episode, we dig into one of the rawest leadership pain points — the confidence crisis. Leaders who second-guess themselves, who struggle with executive presence, or who shrink back instead of stepping up don’t just hurt themselves… they drag their teams and organizations down with them.

Confidence is contagious. When you lack it, your team mirrors it. Morale sinks. Execution suffers. And at the organizational level, stakeholders, investors, and clients see the cracks — and they move on.

💡 This episode is not about fluff or hype. It’s about the why behind the confidence gap, how it shows up, and what it’s costing leaders, teams, and organizations every single day.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• Why leaders who lack confidence lose credibility and trust.
• How insecurity spreads to teams and damages morale.
• The hidden financial cost of low executive presence on organizations.
• The psychological toll hesitation takes on leaders themselves.
• Why building true confidence is non-negotiable for lasting influence.

Who This Episode Is For:

• Leaders who feel overlooked or undervalued.
• Executives struggling with executive presence in high-stakes rooms.
• Teams and organizations that sense hesitation at the top and are paying the price.

👉 If you’re ready for a wake-up call about the cost of doubt, this episode will hit hard.

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Leadership without confidence isn’t leadership — it’s survival. And survival is not what you were built for. Tune in now and start reclaiming the confidence your leadership demands.

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Poor communication is the silent killer inside your organization. It creeps in quietly, erodes your credibility as a leader, frustrates your team, and bleeds money from your company’s bottom line.

In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on why unclear or inconsistent communication is the #1 leadership blind spot — and how it silently destroys trust, morale, and execution.

This is not fluff. This is the raw truth. You’ll hear the data, the real impact on leaders and teams, and the organizational costs no one talks about. And here’s the wake-up call: if you don’t face it, you’re training your team to stop caring.

💡 We’re not giving away the “fix” here — that’s reserved for our paid coaching and webinars. But this episode will light a fire under you to stop ignoring the damage of poor communication.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• Why poor communication erodes leadership credibility and trust.
• The hidden cost to your team: disengagement, burnout, and mistakes.
• The staggering financial and cultural impact on organizations.
• The psychological toll poor communication takes on your people.
• Why fixing this issue is not optional for leaders who want to win.

Who This Episode Is For:

• Leaders who feel like their teams aren’t executing at the level they should.
• Executives who want to stop bleeding time, money, and morale.
• Organizations tired of meetings that go nowhere and goals that keep slipping.

👉 If you’re serious about leading with clarity, this episode will hit you like a wake-up call.

Don’t let poor communication be the reason your team disengages, your culture collapses, or your bottom line suffers. Tune in now — and start owning your role in fixing it.

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Let’s be real — most meetings suck. They’re not building alignment. They’re not driving results. They’re draining your people’s energy, wasting your time, and bleeding money from your organization.

In this episode, I’m breaking down why unproductive meetings are more than just an annoyance — they’re a leadership credibility crisis. Every sloppy, purposeless meeting sends a message: your time doesn’t matter. And when your people feel that over and over again, they disengage, morale tanks, and execution slows to a crawl.

💡 We’re not giving away the “fix” here — that’s for our coaching sessions and webinars. But we will expose the why you can’t afford to keep ignoring this problem.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• Why meetings are a mirror of leadership credibility.
• How disengaged, unproductive meetings crush team morale.
• The staggering financial cost of wasted meeting time.
• The psychological toll that leaves employees drained and cynical.
• Why fixing your meeting culture is not optional for leaders who want results.

Who This Episode Is For:

• Leaders tired of watching their people check out during meetings.
• Executives who want to stop wasting money and morale on endless discussions.
• Organizations ready to replace frustration with focus and momentum.

👉 If your meetings are sucking the life out of your people, this episode will hit like a wake-up call.

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Website: Turning Point Training & Development

Every meeting is either a deposit or a withdrawal. Which one are you making? Tune in now and start changing the culture in the rooms you lead.

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Conflict isn’t the enemy. Avoiding it is.

Too many leaders convince themselves that staying silent protects harmony. They say things like “That’s just my style” or “I don’t like confrontation.” But here’s the truth: those are excuses. And every excuse costs you credibility, drains your team’s trust, and quietly erodes your organization’s results.

In this episode, I unpack the real cost of conflict avoidance. You’ll hear how silence undermines leadership authority, how unaddressed tension fuels gossip and division, and how organizations bleed billions every year in lost productivity because leaders refuse to face the hard stuff. We’ll also talk about the emotional toll on teams — stress, fear, and silent disengagement — and why courage, not comfort, is the only real path forward.

💡 This is not about theory. This is about owning the choices you’ve been making as a leader and asking yourself whether you’ve been dodging the very conversations that could change everything.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• Why conflict avoidance destroys your credibility as a leader.
• How unresolved issues infect team culture with gossip, cliques, and passive-aggression.
• The staggering financial and reputational costs of avoidance at the organizational level.
• The psychological weight avoidance puts on your people — stress, fear, and quiet resignation.
• Why leaders must stop making excuses about “style” or “personality” and start owning their avoidance.
• The non-negotiable truth: conflict is inevitable, but avoidance is optional.

Who This Episode Is For:

• Leaders who avoid tough conversations and call it “keeping the peace.”
• Teams trapped in cycles of gossip, low trust, and hidden frustration.
• Organizations losing money, morale, and talent because no one is addressing the hard stuff.

👉 If you’ve been dodging conflict in the name of comfort, this episode is your wake-up call.

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Website: Turning Point Training & Development

Leadership isn’t about avoiding storms. It’s about standing in them, guiding your people through them, and proving that courage beats comfort every single time. Tune in now.

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