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OwlCast: The Leadership & Coaching Podcast

OwlCast: The Leadership & Coaching Podcast

Di: David Morelli with Co-Host William Oakley
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 OwlCast is a podcast on leadership and coaching. You can expect to get insights to help you solve the thorny problems of life and leadership – all with a dollop of laughter thrown in. Your dynamic hosts, David and William, will help you become a more kickass leader. Together, they won’t only motivate you, they’ll give you scientifically proven tools to become better – full stop!David Morelli 2020-2025 Economia Ricerca del lavoro Successo personale Sviluppo personale
Episodi
  • Lower the Bar to Raise It: Why Transformation Requires a Temporary Dip in Performance

    Lower the Bar to Raise It: Why Transformation Requires a Temporary Dip in Performance
    May 12 2026
    What if struggling during change doesn’t mean something is wrong—but means it’s working? In this episode of OWLCAST, David Morelli and William Oakley explore why real transformation almost always comes with a temporary dip in performance. From AI adoption to leadership behavior change, they explain the neuroscience of learning, the danger of abandoning change too early, and how leaders can normalize the dip to unlock higher performance on the other side.

    Key Topics:

    • Meaningful change requires unlearning—and that creates a temporary performance dip.
    • Leaders must normalize the dip to prevent premature abandonment of change.
    • Learning goals outperform performance goals during transformation.
    • Motivation often drops when people realize how much they don’t know—and that’s normal.
    • Immersion and repetition shorten the “awkward phase” of learning.
    • Coaching conversations dramatically reduce the pain and length of the dip.
    • Transformation fails when leaders expect performance without allowing learning.
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    51 min
  • Nice Leaders, Weak Results: Why Kindness (Not Niceness) Drives Real Performance

    Nice Leaders, Weak Results: Why Kindness (Not Niceness) Drives Real Performance
    May 5 2026
    Many leaders believe they have only two choices: be nice or be a jerk. In this episode, David Morelli and William Oakley dismantle that false binary and introduce a far better option—kindness. Through candid stories, research, and real workplace examples, they explain how “niceness” often avoids discomfort, feeds mediocrity, and erodes trust, while true kindness requires courage, clarity, and honest conversations. This episode reframes feedback, trust, and leadership communication in a way that challenges comfort—and delivers better results.

    Key Topics:

    • Niceness is often about self-protection; kindness is about growth.
    • Avoiding hard conversations increases conflict rather than reducing it.
    • Overly nice feedback creates confusion, mistrust, and stagnation.
    • Clear, specific, and timely feedback is an act of kindness.
    • Kind communication reduces long-term conflict and builds trust.
    • Great leaders are willing to create short-term discomfort for long-term growth.
    • Trust is built through honesty, not comfort.
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    46 min
  • Let It Die: The Hard Leadership Skill of Letting Go

    Let It Die: The Hard Leadership Skill of Letting Go
    Apr 28 2026
    We’re taught that great leaders persevere—but what if the real leadership skill is knowing when to stop? In this episode of OWLCAST, David Morelli and William Oakley tackle the uncomfortable truth that holding on too long—to projects, programs, habits, or decisions—can quietly drain performance and morale. Through research, real-world stories, and the concept of “zombie projects,” they show why letting go feels so hard, how ego and sunk costs keep us stuck, and how strategic pruning creates space for focus, growth, and better results.

    Key Topics:

    • Letting go is not quitting—it’s a leadership skill.
    • “Zombie projects” drain time, energy, and morale long after they stop adding value.
    • High performers are often the worst at stopping bad work because of conscientiousness and loyalty.
    • Only ~8% of organizations actively stop projects—yet those that do see significantly higher growth.
    • Fear of being perceived as unreliable keeps leaders stuck in outdated commitments.
    • Pruning (even good things) allows resources to flow to what matters most.
    • Ending on a high note can be more powerful than dragging something out.
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    47 min
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