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Doug Thorpe is a performance-driven Senior Executive, Entrepreneur, Board Member, Thought Leader, and Consultant with more than 40 years of success in the financial services, executive coaching, oil & gas, and healthcare industries. Leveraging extensive experience in guiding business transformation ...
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June 2, 2026
Why Your Business Can’t Grow Without You | Ep 494
From Startup Survival to PR Empire: Jennifer Kaplan on 22 Years of Building Evolve PR Introduction Hello again everyone. This is Doug, and you’re listening to Leadership Powered by Common Sense. Hey, have you started a business out there? Was your dream enough to get you over the goal line, to get you started and […] The post Why Your Business Can’t Grow Without You | Ep 494 first appeared on Leadership Powered by Common Sense.
May 28, 2026
How to Cut Costs Without Cutting the Heart Out of Your Business
Leadership Powered by Common Sense | Episode 493 | Guest: Duane Deason Introduction Hello again everyone. Doug Thorpe here. And this is Leadership Powered by Common Sense. Have you ever struggled with administering a cost cutting measure? Well, today we’re going to dive into that topic. It’s a sensitive one — a tough one to […] The post How to Cut Costs Without Cutting the Heart Out of Your Business first appeared on Leadership Powered by Common Sense.
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May 26, 2026
Your People Aren’t Broken — But Your System Might Be | Ep. 492
Introduction Hello again everyone. Doug Thorpe here. And you are listening to Leadership Powered by Common Sense. My guest is going to help us look at how do you fix your business. And a lot of times people, founders, owners and leaders think that maybe their people are broken. But guess what? There’s a whole […] The post Your People Aren’t Broken — But Your System Might Be | Ep. 492 first appeared on Leadership Powered by Common Sense.
May 21, 2026
Leadership Unplugged: Practical Common Sense for Business Leaders
Leadership Powered by Common Sense – Episode 491 Introduction Hey, everybody. Doug Thorpe here again. You are listening to Leadership Powered by Common Sense. My guest today is a fellow military veteran and now a consultant and coach. He shares a common thread with me. We like to look at the world in a more […] The post Leadership Unplugged: Practical Common Sense for Business Leaders first appeared on Leadership Powered by Common Sense.
May 19, 2026
The Future of Hiring and Leadership: Self-Awareness Plus Behavioral Science
Episode 490: Hiring, Self-Awareness, and the Behavioral Science Behind Better Leadership — with Jason Carroll Introduction Hey, everybody, Doug Thorpe here. Today we’re going to talk about one of the biggest challenges that business leaders have. And that’s hiring and finding the right people. And there are a lot of abused phrases out there that […] The post The Future of Hiring and Leadership: Self-Awareness Plus Behavioral Science first appeared on Leadership Powered by Common Sense.
May 14, 2026
Is Your Organizational Culture a Family? The Hidden Truth Leaders Miss
Leadership Powered by Common Sense | Episode 489 | Guest: Dr. Wayne Wilson Introduction Hey. Hello again, everyone. Doug Thorpe here. Today we’re going to talk about your organizational culture as a family unit. And maybe you’ve heard that before, or maybe you shudder to think about that. But the reality is there’s some truth […] The post Is Your Organizational Culture a Family? The Hidden Truth Leaders Miss first appeared on Leadership Powered by Common Sense.