Forward-Looking Leadership

This is a podcast for visionary leaders building future-ready organizations. You’ll come away from each episode with fresh, in-depth insights on all things leadership and career development.

Forward-Looking Leadership is a business podcast hosted by Dan Freehling, with 32 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Dan Freehling hosts Forward-Looking Leadership, a business show with 32 episodes published.

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  Kirsten de Greling – Visman on Using AI Smartly in Your Job Search

  Jul 14, 20261 hour

  Kirsten de Greling-Visman ( linkedin.com/in/kirstendegrelingvisman , claritycompasscareercoach.com ), international career strategist and founder of Clarity Compass Career Coaching, joins host Dan Freehling ( contempusleadership.com ) to share how she helps clients use AI smartly in their job search. Kirsten explains why she started building AI systems after watching clients' applications lose all personality (00:48), and walks through her “own your story” foundation, culture matching, and trigger-event research (05:07). She makes the case for using Gemini's live, Google-integrated search rather than frozen data (07:31), and breaks down her weekly strategy across the public and hidden job markets (11:01). Kirsten and Dan discuss why human connection and networking are still critical even with AI (21:21), her own path across nine countries and path to career coaching (26:02), and why most senior transitions happen before a role is ever posted (33:36). Recommended Reading: “ Working Identity ” by Herminia Ibarra. Kirsten also returns often to Brené Brown on owning your story, and points to LinkedIn and Brainz Magazine ( brainzmagazine.com ) as ongoing resources. Show notes at forwardlookingleadership.com .

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  BoardBridge Co-Founder Stephe McMahon on How to Join a Nonprofit Board, Why It Beats Traditional Leadership Development, and the Power of Your 'New Kid Card'

  Jun 16, 202645 min

  Stephe McMahon ( boardbridge.com , linkedin.com/in/stephe-mcmahon-3b2750/ ), co-founder and Chief BridgeBuilder at BoardBridge, which empowers corporate employees to serve on nonprofit boards, joins host Dan Freehling ( contempusleadership.com ) to dig into why there are more than a million open seats on nonprofit boards and how to close the gap. Stephe explains why the on-ramp to board service is so unclear and how BoardBridge lowers the barrier for individuals and nonprofits alike (01:18). He shares his advice for aspiring board members (07:55) and gives a crash course on board service (14:20). Stephe and Dan discuss board service as a form of leadership development, including new Taproot Foundation and PwC research showing pro bono service outperforms traditional training on human skills (17:44). Stephe makes the case for using your "new kid card" and what good governance actually looks like (32:25) and walks through the BoardBridge process end to end (38:10). Recommended Reading: BoardSource's resources and Taproot Foundation and PwC's " Human Skills at Work " report. Show notes at forwardlookingleadership.com .

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  Lauren Goldberg on Working With Your ADHD Instead of Against It, Leading Neurodivergent Teams, and When Overconfidence Is Insecurity in Disguise

  Jun 2, 202635 minS0

  <p>Lauren Goldberg (laurengoldbergcoaching.com, linkedin.com/in/lauren-e-goldberg/), a career self-discovery and leadership coach for changemakers working with their ADHD instead of against it, joins host Dan Freehling (contempusleadership.com). Lauren explains why the ADHD label is just bad branding and what leaders can actually do to support neurodivergent team members (00:39). She unpacks internalized ableism and what it looks like to turn down the volume on the inner critic and work with your natural wiring rather than against it (03:50). Lauren and Dan explore why overconfidence and under-confidence so often come from the same place, and how to build confidence...

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  Navid Ladha on Why Low Pay Is a Leadership Problem, Finding Hidden Remote Roles, and the Future of Social Impact

  May 19, 20261 hourS0

  <p>Navid Ladha (linkedin.com/in/navidladha/, onpurposecareers.org), founder of OnPurpose Careers, joins host Dan Freehling (contempusleadership.com) to challenge the notion that purpose-driven work has to come with lower pay. Navid and Dan discuss why underpaying social impact staff creates wealth inequity that disconnects organizations from the communities they serve (02:53) and walk through what job seekers, board members, and executive leaders can each do to shift this (04:10). Navid shares his take on what AI-driven workforce changes may mean for the social sector (08:44) and the policy levers that could bring more people into this work (12:09). Navid and Dan talk...

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  Logan Yonavjak on Making Smarter People Decisions, Assessing Leader Readiness With AI, and Why Coachability Beats Pedigree Every Time

  May 5, 202648 minS0

  <p>Logan Yonavjak (founderready.io), Co-Founder and CEO of Founder Readiness Institute, joins host Dan Freehling (contempusleadership.com) to discuss how AI-powered assessment is giving investors, enterprises, and leaders a new window into leadership capacity. Logan explains the concept of vertical development and why it is the theoretical underpinning of Founder Readiness Institute’s work (00:08:35), addresses concerns about AI bias and shares how it can counter traditional human biases, and discusses what she learned from taking her own assessment (00:29:17). Logan makes the case for coachability as the most essential leadership construct (00:27:08) and explains why human leaders in an AI-augmented world wi...

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