Root Issue Radio!

Welcome to Root Issue Radio, with your hosts, Expert EOS Implementers and co-authors of the Issues Book, Jill Young and Sue Hawkes. We're on a mission to help you remove friction, fast track your growth, and ignite your greatness. Dial in and let's dig deep

Root Issue Radio! is a business podcast hosted by Jill Young and Sue Hawkes, with 9 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.

Jill Young and Sue Hawkes hosts Root Issue Radio!, a business show with 9 episodes published.

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  Episode #9

  [EP9] A Finale of EOS Resources

  Apr 27, 202613 minS0

  <p>In this final episode of the season, Jill Young and Sue Hawkes share some of their favorite resources for becoming a stronger issue solver and a more effective leader. They highlight the richness of the Issues book itself, including the frequently asked questions, references, checklists, templates, and tools woven throughout the appendix and supporting materials.</p><p>Jill also points listeners to her Courage Advantage series, especially the relevance of courage in EOS work: the courage to be disciplined, the courage to experiment, and the courage to lighten up. Together, she and Sue emphasize that great leadership is not...

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  Episode #8

  [EP8] Speed, Trust, and Permanent Issue Solving

  Apr 21, 202620 minS0

  <p>In this episode of Root Issue Radio, Jill Young and Sue Hawkes explore the relationship between speed, trust, and permanent issue-solving. They open by naming a paradox many teams feel: leaders want to go fast, but the best path to speed often requires slowing down long enough to address the real issue.<br/><br/></p><p>Sue connects the conversation to the idea of the speed of trust, explaining that when trust is high, people are more open, more direct, and less defensive. When trust is low, teams become more cautious, more calculated, and more likely to wrap issues...

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  Episode #7

  [EP7] EOS Deeper than the Toolbox

  Apr 21, 202620 minS0

  <p>In this episode of Root Issue Radio, Jill Young and Sue Hawkes explore the idea that EOS is more than a toolbox — it is a system designed to build leaders. They discuss how self-implementers often become strong at using individual tools, but the real power comes from understanding how those tools work together across the full system.</p><p>The conversation digs into the danger of turning EOS into a prescription instead of an adaptable algorithm. Jill and Sue talk about how teams can get robotic, default to the same approach, or rely too quickly on the first answer in...

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  Root Issue Radio!

  [EP6] The Power of the P-A-U-S-E

  Apr 15, 202620 minS0

  <p>In this episode of Root Issue Radio, Jill Young and Sue Hawkes explore what happens when leaders stop focusing only on problems and start paying attention to hunches, glimmers, and possibilities. They talk about the “issue under the issue,” the difference between a trigger and a glimmer, and why good leaders need to create space for ideas before rushing to solutions.</p><p>Jill and Sue discuss how teams can open up the discussion phase of IDS by asking better questions like “What else?” “What if?” and “What would great look like?” They explain why the first answer is not always the b...

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  Root Issue Radio!

  [EP5] What are you Pretending not to Know?

  Apr 15, 202622 minS0

  <p>In this episode of Root Issue Radio, Jill Young and Sue Hawkes unpack the powerful question: what are you pretending not to know? They explore why this question gets to the root of what’s really happening in teams, how ego and habit can keep people from naming the truth, and why safety matters when hard things need to be said.</p><p>Jill and Sue discuss how unspoken cues, silence, and “the meeting after the meeting” often reveal more than what is said out loud. They explain how leaders can create space for honest conversation, move issues into the op...

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