Category: Strategic thinking

  • Getting Your Boss to Buy into Your Strategy (from “Coaching Real Leaders”)

    Getting Your Boss to Buy into Your Strategy (from “Coaching Real Leaders”)

    October 06, 2026

    You have a strategy you believe in. But what happens when your boss doesn’t? Cold Call presents this bonus episode from the podcast Coaching Real Leaders, where host and executive coach Muriel Wilkins works with an ambitious leader whose plan to drive growth is at risk because she hasn’t been able to get the alignment she needs from her boss. They explore what’s behind the resistance and how she can approach the relationship, and the strategy, differently. The conversation illustrates a key challenge at the heart of strategy execution: getting the people who need to support your idea on board.

    Find more from the Coaching Real Leaders podcast here.

  • Dare to Be Bad at Something (from Fixable)

    Dare to Be Bad at Something (from Fixable)

    September 22, 2026

    Sometimes the only way to win is by finding the courage to lose. Cold Call presents a special episode from TED’s Fixable podcast. In it, the show’s hosts, Leadership Coach Anne Morriss and Harvard Business School Professor Frances Frei, challenge leaders to “dare to be bad” in order to free up capacity to excel at more important things. They share insight on the power of a strategic “no,” the value of ruthless prioritization, and how Steve Jobs and Apple delivered breakthrough innovation by strategically underperforming. Frances also explains why you can’t always trust your own instincts, and Anne reflects on the lessons she learned in her early days of parenting.

    You can listen to more episodes of Fixable wherever you get your podcasts or here.