The Leadership Quicktake:

Why Your Team Is Disengaged — And What Leadership Must Do About It

In today’s workplace, disengagement is rampant—and it’s not just a workforce issue. In this video, Dr. Neal McIntyre dives deep into one of the most misunderstood challenges facing organizations: low employee engagement. Drawing from real conversations with executives, Neal reveals how burnout, lack of motivation, and resistance to extra responsibilities are often symptoms of poor leadership—not employee shortcomings.

You’ll learn:
- Why blaming employees for disengagement is a myth
- How leadership behavior directly shapes company culture and team
performance
- Why productivity should be measured by impact, not hours
- What remote work reveals about outdated management mindsets
- How engagement flows from the top down—and what leaders must do to
fix it

If you're a leader, executive, or HR professional looking to build a more engaged, empowered workforce, this video is a must-watch. Because everything rises and falls with leadership.

🚨 Is AI coming for your job? Or is it calling you to grow? 🤖💼

Many workplaces are buzzing with excitement—and anxiety—about AI. Yes, it’s transforming how we work. Yes, some roles will disappear. But the real threat isn’t the tech… it’s the mindset.

If your team is operating under a cloud of fear, your culture is suffering. The future belongs to those who evolve, learn, and embrace change. 🌱

✅ Want to stay relevant?
✅ Want to build a resilient, future-ready workforce?
✅ Want to lead with clarity instead of fear?

Then it’s time to talk openly about AI, growth, and personal responsibility. Because the best employees aren’t the ones who resist change—they’re the ones who grow with it.

📣 Leaders: Start the conversation.
👥 Team members: Invest in yourselves.
💡 The future isn’t about replacement—it’s about readiness.

Stop Pretending Internal Culture Fixes Work — They Don’t (They Suck)

Too many leaders try to solve workplace culture problems with quick, internal fixes—handing it off to HR, forming a task force, or rolling out another initiative. The truth? If those fixes actually worked, your culture wouldn’t still be broken.

In this video, I break down why internal solutions fail, how leaders themselves often fuel culture decay, and why bringing in an outside perspective is the only way to create real, lasting change.

If you’re serious about fixing your culture, it’s time to stop the DIY approach.

Are you wearing a mask at work? Too many leaders feel the pressure to play a role—to act how they think a CEO, manager, or professional is “supposed” to act. But here’s the truth: your team knows when you’re faking it.

In this video, Dr. Neal McIntyre shares his own story of struggling with anxiety as a new professor because he tried to live up to an image that wasn’t authentic. Everything changed when he dropped the mask, leaned into his real personality, and started connecting with people as himself.

The same principle applies to leadership. Authenticity builds trust, connection, and influence. Masks create distance.

So here’s the question: Are you leading with your true self—or hiding behind a role?

👉 Watch now to discover why authenticity is your greatest leadership tool.
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🚨 New Leadership Quicktake Episode! 🚨

The Afterthought of Succession Planning

Most companies are only one or two steps away from a major disruption in performance, production, and revenue—simply because they don’t have a clear succession plan in place.

Why? Too many leaders avoid the conversation, assuming they’ll always “be here a few more years.” But leadership transitions aren’t just an executive issue—they impact every level of the organization.

In this week’s episode, I break down:
✅ Why many organizations avoid succession planning
✅ The hidden risks of ignoring mid-level leadership transitions
✅ Why choosing a replacement isn’t about seniority or technical skill
✅ How to build a pipeline where the right leaders naturally rise to the top

Succession isn’t just about the future CEO—it’s about building a long-term, sustainable culture of leadership growth.

👉 What’s your organization doing to prepare its next generation of leaders?

In this episode of The Leadership Quicktake, we tackle a tough but essential question: Are you leading your people toward success—or simply tolerating mediocrity?

Too often, leaders avoid holding others accountable because they don’t want to be seen as the “bad guy.” But real leadership isn’t about being liked—it’s about helping your people grow, correcting behaviors that hold them back, and building a culture of excellence.

Join me as I share insights, real-world examples, and a challenge for every leader: step up, lead with courage, and stop letting mediocrity define your legacy.

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🎙️ The Leadership Quicktake: "The Last Word"

In this episode, I draw from my experience as a mediator and arbitrator to explore a powerful leadership tool: the art of asking probing questions. Whether you're resolving conflict or guiding organizational change, the instinct to impose your will can backfire. Instead, learn how stepping back and letting your team shape the solution can lead to deeper trust, stronger engagement, and lasting buy-in. Sometimes, the most effective leaders aren't the ones who speak first—they're the ones who ask the right questions.

🔥 New Episode Alert 🔥
“Your Organization’s Overlooked Secret Weapon”

What if the employee you've labeled as a problem is actually your greatest untapped asset?

In this episode of The Leadership Quicktake, I challenge leaders to rethink how they view those who push back, question decisions, or hesitate to jump on board with new initiatives. These individuals might not be resisting out of defiance—but out of insight.

They’re not obstacles. They’re often your freethinkers. Your innovators. Your secret weapon.

✅ Why so-called “problem employees” are often misunderstood
✅ How leadership insecurity shuts down innovation
✅ The key to transforming resistance into momentum
✅ Why the best ideas might come from those who don’t always agree

🎧 Tune in now and learn how embracing the tension can lead to transformation.

🚨 Unpopular Opinion: Performance reviews are broken. And you might be the reason your team is stuck.

We obsess over past metrics—quarterly KPIs, last year’s wins, yesterday’s numbers. But here’s the truth: backward-looking evaluations don’t build future-ready teams.

🎯 In sports, we reward players for what they did, not what they will do. Sound familiar? That same flawed logic is baked into how we manage talent in the workplace.

💡 What if we flipped the script?
✅ What if we evaluated people based on their trajectory, not just their track record?
✅ What if we rewarded a growth mindset, not just past output?
✅ What if we stopped squeezing golden eggs and started nurturing the goose?

🔥 In this week’s episode of The Leadership Quicktake, I break down why future-focused performance management isn’t just better—it’s essential.

Leadership isn’t what most people think it is—and that’s the problem.

In this episode of The Leadership Quicktake, Dr. Neal McIntyre exposes a hard truth: too many leaders enforce rules they refuse to follow. From a frustrating story involving his daughter’s workplace to a revealing moment from his law enforcement days, Dr. McIntyre challenges the accepted norms of leadership—and why they’re failing us.

Here’s the uncomfortable truth:
If you can’t lead yourself, you have no business leading anyone else.

💥 What you’ll take away:
Why authority without example is just manipulation
How double standards quietly destroy teams from the inside out
Why real leadership doesn’t start with others—it starts in the mirror

This isn’t your typical leadership advice. It’s a wake-up call.
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🗣 Drop a comment with your biggest leadership frustration.
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Don’t Overlook the Data You Didn’t Collect | Leadership Quicktake

Are your employee surveys really telling the full story?

This episode explains why low survey participation isn’t just a numbers problem—it’s a warning sign. The silence from your team could be saying more than the answers you’re analyzing.

Learn how ignoring the uncollected data can lead to missed red flags about trust, culture, and leadership.

🎯 Key takeaway: What isn’t said often matters more than what is.

📌 New episodes every week — quick, practical insights to lead better.

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🎥 Why Active Listening Fails—And What Actually Works

We’ve been sold the idea that active listening is the holy grail of communication. But what if I told you that active listening alone is not enough—and in many cases, it’s completely ineffective?

In this episode of The Leadership Quicktake, I break down why active listening often fails in real-world leadership and organizational settings. The truth? You can listen with full attention, nod in agreement, and still completely miss the point. The missing piece? Interpretation.

We’ll explore:
- Why active listening is only half the equation
- How misinterpretation derails even the best communicators
- The silent damage caused by jargon, assumptions, and unspoken context
- What leaders must do to ensure their message is actually understood

If you’re a leader, manager, or communicator who’s tired of repeating yourself and still not being heard—this one’s for you.

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🔥 Want or Need? The Truth About Customer Satisfaction 🔥
Are your sales tactics building loyalty—or just closing deals?

In this episode of The Leadership Quicktake, we dive into the high-stakes world of customer relationships and challenge the age-old sales mantra: “The customer is always right.” But what if what they want… isn’t what they need?

🎯 Discover why listening is your most powerful sales tool
💡 Learn how to shift from transactional selling to transformational relationships
🚫 Avoid the trap of short-term wins that lead to long-term regret
💬 Real talk on buyer’s remorse, trust-building, and the real cost of manipulation

Whether you're a business leader, sales pro, or customer experience strategist, this episode will reshape how you think about value, trust, and what it really takes to create happy, loyal customers.

👉 Watch now and ask yourself: Are you selling what they want—or delivering what they truly need?

🔥 Is your culture fit killing your company?
Too many leaders think hiring for "culture fit" keeps things running smoothly—but what if it’s slowly suffocating innovation and growth instead?

In this episode of The Leadership Quicktake, Dr. Neal McIntyre flips the script on one of the most sacred hiring practices. Discover why building teams that challenge, question, and disrupt might be your only path forward—and how obsessing over culture fit could be the very thing holding your organization back.

🎯 Are you hiring comfort… or growth?
🎥 Watch now: Death by Culture Fit.

In this episode of The Leadership Quicktake, I challenge one of the most dangerous habits in leadership: using communication as a tool for control, not clarity.

Are you telling your team what they need to know—or just what you want them to believe?

It’s a subtle but powerful difference. When leaders manipulate messaging to maintain control or comfort, they unknowingly erode trust, dilute team performance, and create a culture of silence. High-functioning organizations don’t sugarcoat the truth — they speak it, hear it, and grow from it.

Let’s talk about the conversations we avoid, the truths we withhold, and what it really means to lead with honesty, not spin.

Episode Description – The Leadership Quicktake: "Corrupt Faith"

What if the fear driving your decisions isn't just fear—but corrupted faith?

In this provocative episode of The Leadership Quicktake, Dr. Neal McIntyre explores how even the most seasoned leaders can unknowingly lead from a place of fear disguised as caution or strategy. Drawing from a powerful podcast insight—“Fear is nothing more than corrupted faith”—Dr. McIntyre challenges leaders to examine whether their confidence has been quietly eroded by uncertainty, rapid change, or outdated industry thinking.

With the rise of AI, shifting workplace dynamics, and increasing pressure to adapt, are you truly leading by faith—or just surviving on fear?

Discover why the future belongs to those willing to seek fresh perspectives outside their industry echo chamber—and how stagnation could be the silent killer of your leadership legacy.

Watch now. This one will stick with you.

🚨 NEW EPISODE ALERT 🚨
“Cruise Control” — The Latest from The Leadership Quicktake

Are you coasting through leadership? 📉

In this week’s episode, we confront a tough truth:
📚 Most Americans don’t read.
And for many leaders, that’s a symptom of a bigger issue—cruise control.

Unlike your car, where cruise control keeps you moving, in life and leadership it often means complacency. You stop growing. You fall behind. You risk irrelevance.

But true leaders? They never stop learning.
They read.
They reflect.
They evolve.

🎥 Watch now to find out why staying sharp isn’t optional in today’s fast-changing world — and how reading might just be your competitive edge.

🎥 NEW EPISODE: How We've Devalued Leadership
📺 The Leadership Quicktake | with Dr. Neal McIntyre

The word “leader” gets thrown around a lot these days—but has its meaning been watered down?

In this episode, Dr. Neal McIntyre explores how the title of “leader” has become more about position than purpose. He challenges the assumption that holding a leadership role automatically makes someone a true leader and calls us to rethink what leadership really means.

True leadership, as Dr. McIntyre explains, is rooted in personal accountability, ethical influence, and a commitment to developing others—even when there’s no direct payoff. It’s not about ego or hierarchy. It’s about impact.

👉 Ready to reflect on your own leadership style and discover what separates a title-holder from a genuine leader?
Don’t miss this quick, powerful insight.

🚨 New Episode Alert — The Leadership Quicktake 🎙️
"What’s Your Self Appraisal?"

Only 12% of leaders rate themselves as highly effective.
HR confirms it: there’s a leadership gap, and it’s growing.

Despite billions poured into leadership development every year, why are so few ready to lead?
Because most training is outdated, generic, and forgettable.

In this episode, I break down:

🔹 Why traditional leadership training isn’t working
🔹 The real cost of neglecting leadership development (hint: it's more than you think)
🔹 And why organizations must rethink how they grow leaders from the inside out

If you’re in a leadership role—or trying to build future-ready leaders—this insight is your wake-up call.

🎯 Ask yourself: What’s my honest self-evaluation?
And more importantly... What am I doing about it?

Welcome back to The Leadership Quicktake, where we unpack powerful leadership insights in under five minutes.

This week, we confront a sobering reality: 77% of organizations say they suffer from a lack of leadership—and the consequences are mounting. Even more troubling? Only 18% of supervisors feel confident in developing leadership in others, and a staggering 63% of millennials say they’re unprepared to lead.

In this episode, I break down the stats and spotlight the leadership crisis quietly unfolding in workplaces everywhere. We’re not just missing leaders—we’re failing to create them.

If you're a leader—or aspire to be one—this quicktake will challenge you to rethink how you develop yourself and those around you. Because if we don't start closing the leadership gap now, the future of our organizations could be in serious jeopardy.

👀 Watch now. Reflect deeply. Then ask yourself: What are you doing to lead better—today?