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The Science of Leadership is the podcast for listeners who want to build their leadership capabilities, providing valuable knowledge, insightful perspectives, and inspiring stories from expert leaders across various fields. The episodes range from one-on-one interviews with experts to discussions between the host and co-host. All episodes are supported by the latest scientific research in leadership, psychology, and other pertinent fields. Whether you’re an aspiring business leader, a healthcare professional, a community leader, or someone passionate about personal growth, our podcast is designed to equip you with the skills and wisdom needed to lead with confidence and impact.
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- Yesterday44 min
When Leadership Changes You—for the Worse | Ep. 99 | The Science of Leadership
What happens when succeeding in your leadership role requires you to become someone you don't recognize in the mirror? In this deeply reflective and philosophical episode of The Science of Leadership, co-hosts Dr. Tom Collins and Dr. Justin Hamrick tackle one of the hardest dilemmas in executive life: what to do when pressure, toxic cultures, or organizational constraints begin to degrade your personal character. Opening with a warning from General Peter Pace (former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) that organizations will inevitably change you for better or worse, Tom and Justin explore why good leaders slowly adopt defensive, cynical, or authoritarian behaviors under stress. Moving from Viktor Frankl’s principle of response agency to the harsh reality of self-inflicted ego traps, this conversation breaks down the diagnostic framework leaders need to evaluate whether they should adapt, change the culture, or make the ultimate act of leadership: stepping aside. Key Discussion Points: The Concentric Circles Diagnostic: The Macro Context: Navigating external pressures like economic shifts, supply chains, and volatile regulatory environments that constrain your operational choices. The Organization: How downsizing, resource cuts, and misaligned incentives force leaders into a high-stress survival mode driven by the amygdala and fight-or-flight instincts. The People: The psychological toll of leading teams that lack capability or resist direction, and how irritation slowly replaces encouragement. The Self (Center Circle): Confronting the harsh ego check—admitting that while external pressures exist, how you choose to respond is entirely your responsibility. The Viktor Frankl Mirror: Drawing on Man’s Search for Meaning to remember that even when the macro environment, organization, and people are broken, the one thing within our control is our own response. The Tree Metaphor: The Reed vs. The Oak: Why reactive leaders bend and warp like reeds under shifting pressures, while truly grounded leaders remain consistent anchors when the waves crash against them. 3 Foundational Psychological Literatures: Self-Discrepancy Theory (E. Tory Higgins, 1987): The painful internal tension between who you actually are, who you idealize yourself to be, and who you believe you ought to be—and why that discomfort is a vital diagnostic signal. Person-Environment Fit Theory: Understanding that individual performance is tied to constitutional fit within a specific context, providing three real options: change the environment, change yourself, or leave the environment. Escalation of Commitment & Sunk Cost Fallacy (Joel Brockner, 1992): Why leaders persist in toxic arrangements because they’ve tied their pride, relocation, or public announcements to an endeavor that simply isn't working. The Acme of Leadership: Why recognizing that an organization needs a different skill set—and having the humility to walk away so the mission can succeed—is the highest form of leadership integrity, not failure. "Not every difficult environment is one that you are obligated to master. Sometimes the greatest leadership is the ability to set aside your ego and say: This team needs to succeed, and I am not the right person for this job." Also, I want to remind listeners to checkout my book, my latest book, "The Four Stars of Leadership Development Guide," whether used individually or as part of a group or cohort, this guide is built for leaders and emerging leaders who want more than ideas. If you are looking for a practical way to become more trustworthy, more credible, and more effective as a leader, this guide was written for you. Don't miss out on this essential resource—order your copy today at Amazon or Barnes & Nobles and share your thoughts with me! Sharpen your leadership skills: Subscribe now on your favorite podcast app to ensure you don't miss an episode dedicated to helping you become a better leader. To learn more about the Science of Leadership, visit https://www.fourstarleaders.com/
- 2 weeks ago36 min
Leading in Messy Situations | Ep. 98 | The Science of Leadership
In this episode of The Science of Leadership, host Dr. Tom Collins sits down with Daniel Atlin—strategic advisor, executive coach, adjunct professor, and host of the Messy with Daniel Atlin podcast. Drawing from three decades in senior leadership across higher education and government—as well as his Oxford Saïd and HEC Paris research interviewing 25 university presidents—Daniel unpacks how leaders navigate complexity through the science of sensemaking. Tom and Daniel break down why control is an illusion, how to avoid the dangerous trap of "premature closure," and why course-correcting along the way is not an admission of failure, but an essential leadership discipline. Key Discussion Points: The Two Levels of Sensemaking: Making Sense of Yourself: Uncovering inner triggers, imposter syndrome, and the "parrots on your shoulder" before walking into difficult rooms. Making Sense of the Organization: Building real-time dynamic maps, gathering signals, and telling a coherent story amid ambiguity. The "Premature Closure" Trap: Why rushing to action treats surface symptoms instead of root causes—and why leaders mistake immediate motion for effective progress. Why Leadership Is Inherently "Messy": Understanding complex institutions like universities and healthcare systems as living, evolving ecosystems rather than simple machines. Moving Beyond the "Main Character" Myth: How pop culture and social media have fostered solitary hero syndromes, when real organizational challenges require diverse coalitions and collective sensemaking. The 70–80% Rule & Dynamic Course Correction: How to know when you have enough data to act, why small directional pivots are normal, and how to stay connected with your team so you don't "get so far ahead of your troops you're mistaken for the enemy." "It is not the ability to control; it is the ability to adapt to the given circumstance. Course correction is not an admission of failure—it is part of the mess." Whether you are steering an enterprise through institutional change or managing daily team fires, this episode offers a grounded blueprint for leading with curiosity, patience, and clarity when there are no simple answers. Don't miss out on this essential resource—order your copy today at Amazon or Barnes & Nobles and share your thoughts with me! Sharpen your leadership skills: Subscribe now on your favorite podcast app to ensure you don't miss an episode dedicated to helping you become a better leader. To learn more about the Science of Leadership, visit https://www.fourstarleaders.com/
- Sep 1, 202646 min
When It's Time to Let the Selfish High-Performer Go | Ep. 97 | The Science of Leadership
What do you do when your highest-producing employee refuses to change? In the fifth and final installment of their five-part series on managing difficult personalities, The Science of Leadership hosts Tom Collins and Justin Hamrick tackle the most uncomfortable decision an executive or manager may ever face: terminating a toxic star. Using the high-profile ouster of Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick in 2017—where unprecedented company growth collided with workplace bullying, harassment, and an investigation led by former US Attorney General Eric Holder—Tom and Justin explain why extraordinary individual output can become an existential threat to an organization's future. They deconstruct the myth of the "indispensable" worker, break down the hidden cost of managerial patience, and reveal why refusing to impose consequences on a toxic star is actually imposing consequences on everyone else. Key topics include: The Travis Kalanick Case Study: How a $68 billion valuation could not protect a founder once systemic toxicity, aggressive cultural norms, and lack of accountability threatened the company's survival. The "Two-Year" Clarity Test: Why leaders must stop operating on "terminal optimism" and ask: If nothing about their behavior changed over the next two years, would you knowingly choose two more years of this arrangement? The Sunk Cost Fallacy & Lou Gehrig Syndrome: How fear makes leaders artificially concentrate resources around one person—and how Wally Pipp losing his starting spot to Lou Gehrig proves that true team capability is rarely discovered until the star steps aside. Visible Costs vs. Hidden Costs: Why the immediate loss of a star's revenue or technical skill is concentrated and obvious, while the cost of keeping them (turnover, cynicism, withheld ideas, lost trust) is distributed and silent. 3 Landmark Behavioral Studies: The Viral Spread of Rudeness (Foulke et al.): How low-level workplace incivility acts like a virus, priming employees to treat innocent third parties with hostility. Organizational Justice (Colquitt et al.): A meta-analysis of 183 studies proving that perceived unfairness and double standards directly degrade employee trust, citizenship behavior, and job performance. Incivility and Turnover Intentions (Bajra & Amin et al.): Research demonstrating that when leaders tolerate toxic behavior, the entire team starts planning their exit. The Separation Blueprint: How to conduct a clear, time-bound performance improvement plan (PIP), measure whether coworkers actually experience behavioral change, and exit a toxic star with professional dignity without rewriting history. "A leader never walks past a problem. Leadership isn't about preserving the productivity of one person—it’s about creating the conditions for the entire organization to succeed and grow. Fairness does not mean giving one person unlimited opportunities to change while giving everyone else unlimited exposure to the consequences." Tune in to learn how to break out of the prison of star dependency, lead with institutional integrity, and protect the high-trust culture your team deserves. Also, I want to remind listeners to checkout my book, my latest book, "The Four Stars of Leadership Development Guide," whether used individually or as part of a group or cohort, this guide is built for leaders and emerging leaders who want more than ideas. If you are looking for a practical way to become more trustworthy, more credible, and more effective as a leader, this guide was written for you. Don't miss out on this essential resource—order your copy today at Amazon or Barnes & Nobles and share your thoughts with me! Sharpen your leadership skills: Subscribe now on your favorite podcast app to ensure you don't miss an episode dedicated to helping you become a better leader. To learn more about the Science of Leadership, visit https://www.fourstarleaders.com/ References Colquitt, J. A., Conlon, D. E., Wesson, M. J., Porter, C. O. L. H., & Ng, K. Y. (2001). Justice at the millennium: A meta-analytic review of 25 years of organizational justice research. Journ
- Aug 25, 202659 min
Can a Selfish High Performer Change? | Ep. 96 | The Science of Leadership
Can a selfish, high-output employee actually change their ways, or is leadership just wasting time hoping for a transformation that will never happen? In Part Four of this five-part series on managing difficult personalities, The Science of Leadership hosts Dr. Tom Collins and Dr. Justin Hamrick examine what it really takes for a toxic high performer to evolve. Using Michael Jordan’s pivotal transformation under head coach Phil Jackson during the Chicago Bulls' championship dynasty, Tom and Justin illustrate how great leaders help elite individual performers transition from "me" to "we" without diminishing their competitive fire or high standards. They break down why feedback is merely information—not transformation—and how true change requires genuine self-insight, acknowledging blind spots, and accepting that individual brilliance means nothing if the team cannot win. Key topics include: The Michael Jordan & Triangle Offense Blueprint: How Phil Jackson helped the NBA's most dominant scorer pass the ball to John Paxson, trust his teammates, and win six championships. Feedback vs. Insight: Why giving someone data or performance metrics is not the same as helping them develop the internal self-awareness required to change. Intent vs. Impact: How high performers often view themselves as "driven" or "efficient" while their colleagues experience them as controlling, dismissive, and credit-seeking. 3 Landmark Behavioral Studies: Self-Other Rating Discrepancies (Atwater et al.): How making the gap between a leader's self-perception and follower feedback visible creates the first opening for real growth. The Upward Feedback Experiment (Atwater et al.): Proving that feedback alone does not improve leadership unless the recipient actively takes constructive steps to act on it. Meta-Analysis on Executive Coaching (Theeboom / De Haan et al.): The measurable impact of executive coaching on behavioral outcomes, resilience, and goal attainment. The Leader's Action Framework: How to deliver clear, behavioral feedback without triggering immediate defensiveness or attacking character. Why leaders must avoid the "retreating sandwich" and hold their ground when difficult stars push back. The Two Paths: When to invest in 360 evaluations and coaching versus when to initiate a formal Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) or separation. "Feedback is information, not transformation. The goal isn’t to make your high performer less ambitious or productive—it’s to remove the way their individual brilliance is limiting everyone else." Tune in to learn how to guide self-aware high performers toward sustainable team collaboration—and how to recognize when patience has simply become executive avoidance. Also, I want to remind listeners to checkout my book, my latest book, "The Four Stars of Leadership Development Guide," whether used individually or as part of a group or cohort, this guide is built for leaders and emerging leaders who want more than ideas. If you are looking for a practical way to become more trustworthy, more credible, and more effective as a leader, this guide was written for you. Don't miss out on this essential resource—order your copy today at Amazon or Barnes & Nobles and share your thoughts with me! Sharpen your leadership skills: Subscribe now on your favorite podcast app to ensure you don't miss an episode dedicated to helping you become a better leader. To learn more about the Science of Leadership, visit https://www.fourstarleaders.com/
- Aug 18, 202636 min
What Happens When You Reward Toxic Stars | Ep. 95 | The Science of Leadership
When leadership repeatedly celebrates and protects a toxic star producer, what lesson does everyone else in the room learn? In Part Three of this five-part series on managing difficult personalities, The Science of Leadership hosts Dr. Tom Collins and Dr. Justin Hamrick explore how organizational reward systems shape workplace culture and drive employee behavior. Using the rise and fall of Lance Armstrong and the US Postal Service cycling team, Tom and Justin illustrate how an obsession with winning can normalize corrupt methods and toxic conduct. When leaders look the other way because results are high, they send a clear, unintended message: this is how you succeed here. They explore why collaborative employees stop going above and beyond when they feel like "suckers," why teams adapt to lower behavioral baselines, and how leaders can reset organizational standards before the entire culture erodes. Key topics include: The Lance Armstrong Lesson: How rewarding victories while ignoring the methods created a culture of complicity, fear, and eventual structural collapse. Espoused Values vs. Enacted Values: Why mission statements and posters on the wall mean nothing when day-to-day promotions reward selfish behavior. The "Sucker" Effect & Cultural Regression: Why collaborative workers disengage, stop sharing ideas, and adapt to self-focused behavior when they see selfish stars rewarded. 3 Landmark Behavioral Studies: Ethical Decision Making (Ashkanasy et al.): How organizational rewards and punishments signal acceptable conduct to managers. Social Learning Theory (Brown et al.): How ethical leadership directly impacts employee trust, dedication, and problem reporting. Self-Focused Climates (Biron-Graeber et al.): Proving that counterproductive behaviors among managers weaken ethical systems and create self-interested workplaces. The "Now What?" Action Plan: A 3-step blueprint to address high performers without dismissing their measurable achievements, hold your ground against egocentric pushback, and tie future promotions directly to how much they elevate their team. "Culture isn't created by what we print on the wall. It’s what we live out, what we tolerate, and what we reward. When selfishness is rewarded, everyone learns: this is how we do things around here." Tune in to discover how to align your lived values with your organizational expectations, protect psychological safety, and turn high-producing individuals from a disruptive force into team builders. Also, I want to remind listeners to checkout my book, my latest book, "The Four Stars of Leadership Development Guide," whether used individually or as part of a group or cohort, this guide is built for leaders and emerging leaders who want more than ideas. If you are looking for a practical way to become more trustworthy, more credible, and more effective as a leader, this guide was written for you. Don't miss out on this essential resource—order your copy today at Amazon or Barnes & Nobles and share your thoughts with me! Sharpen your leadership skills: Subscribe now on your favorite podcast app to ensure you don't miss an episode dedicated to helping you become a better leader. To learn more about the Science of Leadership, visit https://www.fourstarleaders.com/ References Ashkanasy, N. M., Windsor, C. A., & Treviño, L. K. (2006). Bad apples in bad barrels revisited: Cognitive moral development, just world beliefs, rewards, and ethical decision-making. Business Ethics Quarterly, 16(4), 449–473. https://doi.org/10.5840/beq200616447 Bellora-Bienengräber, L., Radtke, R. R., & Widener, S. K. (2022). Counterproductive work behaviors and work climate: The role of an ethically focused management control system and peers’ self-focused behavior. Accounting, Organizations and Society, 96, Article 101275. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aos.2021.1
- Aug 11, 202638 min
Do You Want to Go Fast or Go Far? | Ep. 94 | The Science of Leadership
When an organization relies on a toxic star player to win, what message does that send to the rest of the team? In Part Two of this five-part series on managing difficult personalities, The Science of Leadership hosts Dr. Tom Collins and Dr. Justin Hamrick tackle the hidden organizational cost of endorsing, protecting, and promoting the selfish high performer. Using the controversial career of MLB legend Barry Bonds and his infamous "four-locker" setup with the San Francisco Giants, Tom and Justin explore the difference between short-term speed and long-term capability. They reveal why showering a selfish worker with special privileges, extra staffing, and zero accountability might accelerate individual output, but ultimately destroys collective trust and creates a dangerous single point of failure. Key topics include: The Barry Bonds Bargain: Examining how the Giants accommodated 73 home runs with four lockers, a leather recliner, and a private entourage—and why individual milestones failed to yield a World Series ring during that era. The Amplification Effect: Why giving extra funding, space, and protection to a collaborative leader builds the team, but giving those same resources to a selfish high performer only deepens organizational dependency. Actions vs. Values: Why employee behavior is driven by what leaders reward and protect—not by slogans printed on a mission statement. 3 Key Research Insights: The Security Analyst Study (Groysberg et al.): Proving that star performance rarely transfers to new firms without the underlying system, relationships, and support staff. Collective Intelligence (Woolley et al.): Demonstrating that high-performing teams depend on equal participation and social sensitivity rather than having one genius in the room. The Shadow of the Star (Zhao et al.): Revealing how star players trigger entitlement and counterproductive behavior in high-performing peers working near them. Reframing Support: A 2-step blueprint to attach concrete institutional expectations to every resource allocated to a star worker. "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. When you make exceptions for a star player, you aren't just rewarding output—you are telling your entire organization what success actually looks like." Tune in to learn how to break the cycle of star dependency, protect your team's collective capabilities, and ensure your organizational investments elevate every boat in the harbor. Also, I want to remind listeners to checkout my book, my latest book, "The Four Stars of Leadership Development Guide," whether used individually or as part of a group or cohort, this guide is built for leaders and emerging leaders who want more than ideas. If you are looking for a practical way to become more trustworthy, more credible, and more effective as a leader, this guide was written for you. Don't miss out on this essential resource—order your copy today at Amazon or Barnes & Nobles and share your thoughts with me! Sharpen your leadership skills: Subscribe now on your favorite podcast app to ensure you don't miss an episode dedicated to helping you become a better leader. To learn more about the Science of Leadership, visit https://www.fourstarleaders.com/
- Aug 4, 202648 min
The Cost of the Selfish High Performer | Ep. 93 | The Science of Leadership
In this foundational kickoff to a five-part series on managing difficult workplace personalities, The Science of Leadership hosts Dr. Tom Collins and Dr. Justin Hamrick confront one of the most complex challenges a manager will ever face: the highly productive, selfish team member. These are the "prima donnas" and high-volume producers who deliver undeniable individual numbers—sales, publications, patient volume, or touchdowns—while quietly corroding the culture and performance of the system around them. Drawing on the legendary NFL case study of NFL Hall-of-Famer Terrell Owens and the Philadelphia Eagles, Tom and Justin unpack the "squeeze vs. the juice" dilemma and demonstrate why visible metrics often hide a devastating net loss for the broader team. Key topics include: Individual Production vs. Organizational Productivity: Why a high performer who generates 200% output can still cause an overall net loss if their behavior reduces the output of those around them by even 15%. The "Prima Donna" Bias: How organizations develop a protective blind spot for top producers, mislabeling toxic behavior as "high standards" or "focus on excellence." The Psychological Safety Trap for Leaders: Why frontline managers often feel powerless to discipline a selfish high performer because C-suite executives evaluate talent strictly through surface-level financial dashboards and rankings. 3 Landmark Behavioral Studies: Harvard Business School (Housman & Miner): Proving that avoiding one toxic worker is worth more than twice as much as hiring a top 1% producer. NICU Resuscitation Study (Riskin et al.): Demonstrating how mild interpersonal rudeness directly degrades technical performance, diagnostic accuracy, and life-saving procedures. The Toleration Study (Quade et al.): Showing how organizations systematically overlook unethical behavior when output remains high. Shifting the Unit of Analysis: A practical, step-by-step framework to audit the ripple costs of a toxic worker, confront specific behaviors without attacking character, and raise the organizational baseline. "A dashboard can show revenue, publications, or sales, but it won't show the people who stopped asking for help, the colleagues who learned to work around a toxic teammate, or the talented staff who quietly left the organization." Tune in to discover how to measure the true performance of your system, protect your group's psychological safety, and transform your workplace standard from simply "producing a lot" to making everyone around you better. Also, I want to remind listeners to checkout my book, my latest book, "The Four Stars of Leadership Development Guide," whether used individually or as part of a group or cohort, this guide is built for leaders and emerging leaders who want more than ideas. If you are looking for a practical way to become more trustworthy, more credible, and more effective as a leader, this guide was written for you. Don't miss out on this essential resource—order your copy today at Amazon or Barnes & Nobles and share your thoughts with me! Sharpen your leadership skills: Subscribe now on your favorite podcast app to ensure you don't miss an episode dedicated to helping you become a better leader. To learn more about the Science of Leadership, visit https://www.fourstarleaders.com/ References Housman, M., & Minor, D. (2015). Toxic workers (Harvard Business School Working Paper No. 16-057). Harvard Business School. https://www.hbs.edu/ris/Publication%20Files/16-057_d45c0b4f-fa19-49de-8f1b-4b12fe054fea.pdf Quade, M. J., Greenbaum, R. L., & Petrenko, O. V. (2017). “I don’t want to be near you, unless…”: The interactive effect of unethical behavior and performance onto relationship conflict and workplace ostracism. Personnel Psychology, 70(3), 675–709. https://doi.org/10.1111/peps.12164 Riskin, A., Erez, A., Foulk, T. A., Kugelman, A., Gover, A., Shoris, I., Riskin, K. S., & Bamberger, P. A. (2015). The impact of rudeness on medical team performance: A randomized trial. Pediatrics, 136(3), 487–495. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2015-1385
- Jun 30, 202632 min
Dr. Tom Collins on Stepping Into Your True Purpose | Ep. 92 | The Science of Leadership
In this deeply moving conclusion to a special two-part biographical series, the tables remain turned on The Science of Leadership. Guest host Lindsey Turner (CEO of be Frank) pushes host Dr. Tom Collins further into the hot seat to explore the vulnerable evolution from a kid running away from his Appalachian roots to an elite clinical and military leader fully stepping into his identity. If Part One was about where he came from, Part Two is an unvarnished look at what he had to leave behind—and the emotional baseline that transformed his management style. In a rare, raw studio moment, Tom channels the slow-motion cadence of his late father's voice, sparking an intense reflection on what it means to feel valued, how to practice absolute baseline integrity, and why true mentorship requires an active investment in someone else's spotlight. From mending physical porches with his dad to watching his own medical proteges ascend to global stages, Tom maps out why true management is a process of complete structural transformation. Key topics include: The Reality of Metamorphosis: Moving beyond cosmetic lifestyle changes ("getting a haircut") to embrace true, deep identity shifts, and why Tom views his current career phase as still being inside the chrysalis. The Wood Deck Saw Line: A powerful memory of Tom’s late father protecting his career during a construction project, and how that unexpected layer of care redefined his view of parental and managerial protection. The Pride of the 40-Cent Lunch: A humorous yet painful look back at refusing a reduced-price school lunch out of a desperate desire to hide his poverty, and how that acute self-consciousness shapes his empathy for overlooked talent today. Exemplar vs. Ambassador: The ongoing professional tension between staying close to home to show local youth what is possible versus entering elite spaces (like Stanford or Penn) to force those institutions to see the brilliance of marginalized regions. Radical Mentor Economics: Dismantling the corporate view that mentoring is an administrative waste of energy by evaluating the psychological and legacy dividends returned to the leader. The Faith Matrix: A candid discussion on how growing up in a tiny rural church in 1975 provided the moral guardrails that ultimately kept him from falling into systemic patterns of addiction. "If you think you have finally arrived as a leader, you need to step down and hand the keys to someone else. Leadership is a journey of continuous structural metamorphosis—the moment you think your system is perfect, your competition will outwork you." Tune in to experience the ultimate testament to leading with character, confidence, caring, and communication, and learn why the highest calling of your career is ensuring your team is never limited by your personal capabilities alone. Also, I want to remind listeners to checkout my book, "The Four Stars of Leadership," a culmination of over three years of dedicated work, and I'm confident it will be an immensely interesting and helpful guide on your journey to becoming a better leader. Don't miss out on this essential resource—order your copy today at Amazon or Barnes & Nobles and share your thoughts with me! Sharpen your leadership skills: Subscribe now on your favorite podcast app to ensure you don't miss an episode dedicated to helping you become a better leader. To learn more about the Science of Leadership, visit https://www.fourstarleaders.com/
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