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MPWR Podcast | Become The Leader YOU Want To Follow

People don"t quit jobs, they quit bad leaders. We"ve all been there. Working under a leader who made every day feel like a battle, where communication was lacking, vision was unclear, and pressure felt like a crushing weight rather than a challenge to rise to. But what if you could be the leader who changes that? The MPWR Podcast is here to help you do just that. Hosted by Eric Pfeiffer, CEO of MPWR Coaching, this podcast is for leaders who want to show up stronger, smarter, and more

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#59: Expectations: The Leadership Skill That Drives...

MPWR Podcast | Become The Leader YOU Want To Follow ·

2026/05/18

Why Expectations Matter More Than You Think Expectations shape everything in leadership; performance, communication, and culture. Yet, they're often one of the least examined dynamics inside organizations. As shared in this episode: "Expectations are everywhere, whether we've clearly communicated them or not." The Gap Between What's Said and What's Understood One of the biggest breakdowns in leadership isn't effort, it's clarity. Leaders believe they've set expectations. Teams believe they

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58:03

#58: MPWR FAQ: The Real Skills That Build Great...

MPWR Podcast | Become The Leader YOU Want To Follow ·

2026/05/11

The Questions Leaders Are Really Asking What actually separates great leaders from the rest? In this FAQ-style episode of the MPWR Podcast, we unpack the most common questions leaders, executives, and business owners are asking behind the scenes. As shared in the episode: "We basically take the most frequently asked questions that we run into with clients in the trenches of the battle of building business, building teams, building culture." What We're Seeing in the Field This episode is

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57:31

#57: The Pro Athlete Mindset: Discipline Builds the...

MPWR Podcast | Become The Leader YOU Want To Follow ·

2026/05/04

What separates those who succeed from those who stay stuck? In this episode of MPWR, we sit down with Dre Baldwin; entrepreneur, author, and former professional athlete who built his career on discipline, consistency, and the decision to create his own opportunities. Stop Waiting. Start Creating. After graduating from Penn State Altoona, Dre spent 9 years playing professional basketball across 8 countries. But nothing about his journey was handed to him. He didn't rely on luck or visibility, he

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37:59

#56: Leadership Q&A: Why Small Things Trigger You...

MPWR Podcast | Become The Leader YOU Want To Follow ·

2026/04/27

Why Do the Smallest Things Set You Off? You stay calm in crisis. You handle pressure like a pro. …but then something small happens; a comment, a tone, someone chewing too loudly and suddenly you feel triggered. If you've ever wondered: 👉 "Why do small things set me off more than big moments?" You're not alone. In this special Q&A episode, the MPWR team dives into real, unfiltered questions from leaders navigating emotional intelligence in the real world—not theory, but what it actually looks like

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56:34

#55: Are You Playing Small? The Truth About Your...

MPWR Podcast | Become The Leader YOU Want To Follow ·

2026/04/20

The Moment You Realize Something's Missing You've done everything right. You built the career. You achieved the milestones. You checked all the boxes society told you would lead to success. And yet… something still feels off. If you've ever found yourself wondering "Why doesn't this feel as fulfilling as I thought it would?" — this episode will hit home. In this powerful conversation, we sit down with Tyler Dickerhoff to explore the hidden gap between external success and internal alignment—and why

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28:09

#54: MPWR Greatest Hits: The Leadership Principles...

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2026/04/13

The Best of MPWR: Leadership, Purpose & Emotional Mastery Why do so many high-achievers feel unfulfilled, even after they've "made it"? You can have the success. The status. The money. …and still feel like something is missing. In this special Best of MPWR episode, we've compiled the most downloaded, most impactful moments from the podcast—revealing the deeper truth about leadership, purpose, and what it actually takes to build a life that feels as powerful as it looks. Because real leadership

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52:49

#53: The Iceberg Problem in Leadership (What You...

MPWR Podcast | Become The Leader YOU Want To Follow ·

2026/04/06

Fix This First Before You Fix Your Team What if the biggest problem on your team… isn't your team? Most leaders spend their time trying to fix behaviors, improve performance, and implement better strategies. More meetings. More systems. More accountability. And yet… nothing really changes. Frustration builds. Conversations repeat. The same problems resurface. Because here's the truth: "You're not solving the problem… you're solving the symptom." This episode of the MPWR Podcast exposes the

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40:36

#52: Why Self-Leadership Determines Team Performance

MPWR Podcast | Become The Leader YOU Want To Follow ·

2026/03/30

Self-Leadership Under Pressure: Why Great Leaders Start Within When pressure rises, most leaders instinctively try to control everything around them. The deadlines. The conversations. The outcomes. The people. It feels responsible. It feels productive. It even feels like leadership. But what if that instinct is actually the thing making the situation worse? In this episode of MPWR, host Eric and co-host Dawn Neldon unpack a powerful leadership truth that many leaders overlook: You cannot stabilize

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50:30

#51: When Pressure Hits, Does Your Team Expand or...

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2026/03/23

Why Teams Freeze When the Stakes Get High What happens when pressure rises and your team does the exact opposite of what you expected? In calm seasons, most teams look functional. Communication flows, goals get met, and collaboration feels solid enough. But when the stakes go up—when revenue misses, key relationships strain, or uncertainty enters the room—everything changes. Decisions slow down. Creativity disappears. People get quieter, more cautious, and less willing to take risks. As Eric and

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33:00

#50: Vision Hoarding: The Leadership Bottleneck You...

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2026/03/16

How Shared Vision Creates Confident Decision-Makers Ever leave a meeting thinking, "We're aligned"—only to watch everything slow down the second people walk out of the room? Your inbox fills. Your Slack blows up. Decisions that should be owned by others keep landing back on your desk. And at some point you wonder, How did I become the final stop for almost everything? Here's the truth: that line of people outside your door isn't proof you're indispensable. It's often proof you're unintentionally

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39:39

#49: The Hidden Reason High-Performing Teams Suddenly...

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2026/03/09

Uncovering the Hidden Leadership Gaps That Stall Execution You leave the meeting feeling confident. Everyone nodded. No objections. Alignment seemed clear. Yet days later… nothing moves. Decisions stall. Deadlines slip. Momentum fades. What happened? If you've ever led talented, intelligent people who suddenly hesitate, delay, or avoid action, you've experienced one of the most frustrating leadership paradoxes: capable teams freezing at the moment execution matters most. This isn't a talent

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42:08

#48: You're Not "The Bad Guy": Accountability as...

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2026/03/02

The Leader's Guide to Getting People Back in the Lane Accountability can feel like the moment everything gets personal. You know the conversation you've been avoiding—the one that keeps replaying in your head on the drive to work, between meetings, or right before you fall asleep. Not because you don't care… but because you do. You don't want to be perceived as controlling. You don't want to damage trust. You don't want to become "the bad guy." In this episode, "The Leader's Guide to Getting

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53:04

#47: Clarity Before Agreement: The Leadership Shift...

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2026/02/23

Just Because They Said "Yes" Doesn't Mean They're Committed Ever left a meeting feeling aligned; only to watch momentum disappear days later? Agreement in the room does not guarantee execution outside the room. In this episode, we break down one of the most overlooked leadership gaps: the difference between agreement and true commitment. If your team nods along but struggles to follow through, this conversation will shift how you communicate vision forever. You'll learn: Why "Does that make

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#46: Motivation vs. Transformation: Identity Is the...

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2026/02/16

Motivation Starts It. Identity Sustains Transformation. Motivation feels good… But it doesn't last. It's a spark. A rush. A moment. And then life happens. If motivation alone were enough, we'd all already be living our best lives. In this powerful re-air of a GRASP Confidence podcast on the MPWR Podcast, Eric Pfeiffer is joined by Tara LaFon Gooch and Dr. Grant Van Ulbrich for a deep, honest, and practical discussion about what actually creates lasting transformation and why so many leaders,

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37:39

#45: Why Self-Reliant Leaders Burn Out Without Warning

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2026/02/09

The Burnout Pattern Hiding Behind High Performance You're the one everyone depends on. The calm one. The capable one. The leader who always says, "I've got this." But what happens when strength stops being a choice and becomes an identity? In this episode of the MPWR Podcast, we explore the quiet, invisible cost of always being the strong one and why so many high-performing leaders burn out without ever seeing it coming. On the surface, self-reliance looks like confidence. Responsibility

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39:13

#44: Why Your Team Gets Quiet When You Walk In

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2026/02/02

Are They Underperforming…or Are You Over-Influencing? Have you ever walked into a meeting and felt the energy subtly change? The agenda stays the same—but suddenly people speak more carefully. Ideas slow down. Decisions start drifting toward you. To most leaders, this feels like respect. But what if it's actually hesitation—and what if your presence is the reason? As one powerful truth from this episode reveals: "Leadership presence is never neutral." In this episode of MPWR, Eric Pfeiffer

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41:25

#43: If They Keep Coming to You for Everything, This...

MPWR Podcast | Become The Leader YOU Want To Follow ·

2026/01/26

Why does your team keep coming to you for every answer—and why does it feel so exhausting? In this episode of the MPWR Podcast, Eric and Dawn unpack one of the most subtle leadership traps: confusing helpfulness with effectiveness. When leaders default to solving problems, giving quick answers, and removing uncertainty, work may move faster in the moment—but long-term growth quietly stalls. This conversation explores why over-functioning leaders unintentionally create dependent teams, how

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47:05

#42: What Got You Here Won't Get You There: The Shift...

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2026/01/19

You don't hit a plateau because you're failing; you hit it because you've outgrown the version of yourself that got you here. In this episode of the MPWR Podcast, we unpack one of the most challenging truths in leadership, business, and personal growth: the habits, mindsets, and strategies that created your current success may now be the very things holding you back. This conversation explores the invisible ceilings leaders face when they rely on outdated patterns, over-optimize comfort, or

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46:54

#41: The Ripple Effects of Underdeveloped Leadership...

MPWR Podcast | Become The Leader YOU Want To Follow ·

2026/01/12

The Ripple Effects of Underdeveloped Leadership (Part 2) In Part 2 of this conversation, we go deeper into what really happens when leadership development stalls—and why the consequences rarely stay contained. Most leaders don't realize this until it's already shaping their teams: what goes undeveloped internally begins to ripple outward. Emotional intelligence gaps, unregulated stress, and inconsistent leadership behaviors quietly influence communication, trust, psychological safety, and culture

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#40: How Underdeveloped Leadership Spreads: From Your...

MPWR Podcast | Become The Leader YOU Want To Follow ·

2026/01/05

The Ripple Effects of Underdeveloped Leadership Most leadership breakdowns don't begin with obvious mistakes. They begin quietly—inside the leader. In this episode of MPWR, we explore a reality many leaders don't recognize until it's already shaping their culture, communication, and results: the ripple effects of underdeveloped leadership. Last week's conversation focused on what it feels like when leaders get stuck. This episode takes that insight further by examining what happens next—when

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