The Leadership Vision Resource Library
Challenge, Change, and Uncertainty: How Leaders Can Respond with Confidence, Clarity, and Courage
Leaders today face challenge, change, and uncertainty — often all at once. But these experiences are not the same, and responding well depends on knowing the difference. In this episode of The Leadership Vision Podcast, we explore how challenge stretches existing capacity, change requires intentional adaptation, and uncertainty confronts us with the unknown. Through practical questions and powerful metaphors, we offer leaders a framework to navigate turbulence with courage, clarity, and confidence. Before reacting, ask: What are we really facing? The answer may change how you lead. Listen now!
The Soul and Science of Service: Why the Future of Leadership Is Emotional
What if the future of leadership isn’t primarily intellectual—but emotional? In this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, Nathan, Dr. Linda, and Brian explore the soul and science of service and why serving others reshapes both the heart and the brain. From neuroscience and empathy to identity formation and team culture, this conversation reveals how service expands emotional capacity rather than depletes it. Leaders who practice service don’t just help others—they refold their own assumptions, strengthen compassion, and build healthier teams. In a complex and uncertain world, service may be the most strategic leadership practice of all. Listen now!
Executive Leadership Strategy: Why Presence Matters More Than Performance
Executive strategy isn’t just about plans and performance metrics. It begins with presence. In this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, we explore how executive leaders grow not by doing more, but by seeing more clearly. When leaders cultivate presence, they become aware of the real opportunities for growth within themselves and their teams. And when they shift from a scarcity mindset to recognizing the abundance of resources around them, they create forward momentum that sustains change. Presence, growth, and resources form a powerful leadership cycle — one that strengthens culture, sharpens decision-making, and builds resilient, emotionally healthy teams. Listen now!
“Yes, And”: A Leadership Practice for Building Trust, Momentum, and Culture
Great leadership doesn’t start with having the right answer—it starts with how we respond to people in the moment. In this episode of The Leadership Vision Podcast, Laura Johnson and Nathan Freeburg explore the leadership power of “Yes, and,” a principle borrowed from improvisation that helps leaders build trust, maintain momentum, and foster psychological safety. Rather than shutting ideas down or rushing to solutions, “Yes, and” invites leaders to acknowledge people first and then move the work forward. This conversation offers practical language shifts and mindset changes leaders can use immediately to strengthen team culture—even in fast-paced, virtual environments. Listen now!
How dreams, identity, and borrowed courage shape the journey of becoming
In this reflective conversation, Nathan Freeburg sits down with Dr. Linda Schubring and Brian Schubring to explore the prelude and postlude of Unfolded: Lessons in Transformation from an Origami Crane. Together, they unpack how dreams shape identity, why borrowed belief matters, and how our personal “maps” can never be erased—even when they’re marked by struggle or uncertainty. Listen now and learn how to live Unfolded!
Sturdy Leadership: Building Systems That Work Without Losing Your People
“Being nice” isn’t the same as being human—and it’s often not good leadership. In this episode of The Leadership Vision Podcast, Dr. Chip Kimball reflects on 37 years of leadership and shares why great leaders refuse to separate systems and people, why hard conversations are an act of care, and how belief, challenge, and clarity create the strong foundations teams need to do hard things—and do them well. Leaders will come away with a clearer sense of how to hold people and performance together when navigating change, uncertainty, and growth. Listen now!
Applying Unfolded: Finding Agency in the Middle of Change
Change is inevitable—but agency is optional. In this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, Nathan Freeburg is joined by Brian and Dr. Linda Schubring to explore how leaders can apply the principles from Unfolded: Lessons in Transformation from an Origami Crane when change isn’t chosen, planned, or convenient. Through reflection, story, and practical insight, this conversation invites leaders to rediscover their capacity to grow, adapt, and lead with intention—even in uncertainty.
What Stands Out: Reflection as a Leadership Practice
Reflection doesn’t begin with answers.
It begins with noticing.
In this episode of The Leadership Vision Podcast, we explore the simple questions that slow leaders down long enough to hear themselves think. Questions like “What stands out?” — and why paying attention to people, places, and voices shaping us can unlock clarity, trust, and forward movement. This isn’t about fixing or optimizing. It’s about noticing what matters—and allowing that awareness to shape who we’re becoming.
Coming Home After Transformation: Why Growth Needs a Place to Land
Transformation doesn’t end when the dream is achieved—it deepens when we return home. In this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, Dr. Linda and Brian Schubring revisit the Home chapter of Unfolded: Lessons in Transformation from an Origami Crane and explore what happens after growth, change, or breakthrough. Together, they reflect on why excitement and exhaustion often coexist, why leaders must create space for rest and reflection, and how transformation is never just personal—it reshapes the communities we return to. This conversation invites leaders to rethink what it means to “come home” changed, and how listening well helps growth become sustainable.
Wellbeing as the Foundation of Leadership (A Conversation Worth Revisiting)
Wellbeing isn’t a trend or a checklist—it’s the foundation of healthy leadership. In this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, we revisit a powerful conversation on wellbeing as wholeness, exploring how physical, relational, emotional, and cognitive health shape a leader’s presence, influence, and long-term impact. Rather than offering a single definition, this reflection invites leaders to ask a deeper question: What does wellbeing mean for me in this season? As we begin 2026, this episode offers practical insight and thoughtful guidance for leaders who want to create cultures where people don’t just perform—but truly thrive.
Re-Broadcast: The Power of Alignment in Leadership
As you think of the year ahead, how aligned are you? From a personal and professional perspective. Today, we’re revisiting a favorite 2025 conversation with Dr. Linda and Brian Schubring on the power of alignment. Whether you’re leading a family or a corporation, this episode offers a framework to ensure your team isn’t just “rowing hard,” but moving in the right direction. We break down the four key areas of alignment and why they matter.
“When an organization is aligned, people feel enthusiastic, energized, and connected.” – Brian Schubring
Learn how to foster trust, clarity, and momentum in your team. Listen now and take the next step toward stronger leadership! Read more and listen here.
Creating Space Before We Need It: A Leadership Reflection on Small, Preventative Work
In this reflective episode of The Leadership Vision Podcast, Nathan Freeburg explores how meaningful leadership transformation often begins long before problems appear. Through a simple parenting experience, Nathan reflects on stewardship, foresight, and the quiet power of small, preventative actions that shape future outcomes. This post invites leaders to reconsider urgency, trust slow formation, and focus on creating space for healthy growth. A thoughtful reflection for anyone seeking sustainable leadership and personal development. Listen now!
Five Leadership Challenges to Close 2025 and Step into 2026
As we close out 2025, this special highlight episode of The Leadership Vision Podcast brings together powerful moments from our year-long conversation series around Unfolded: Lessons in Transformation from an Origami Crane by Dr. Linda Schubring and Brian Schubring. Drawing from episodes focused on both individual and team transformation, this compilation explores the five core themes of the book—Dream, Play, Try, Fly, and Home—and offers listeners practical reflection questions to carry into the new year. This episode is an invitation to pause, reflect, and step into 2026 with greater clarity, courage, and compassion.
Serve the City: How Small Acts of Service Transform Leaders and Teams
In this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, Nathan Freeburg talks with Dr. Linda and Brian Schubring about their experience at the 20th anniversary gathering of Serve the City International in Brussels. Together they explore how serving with “open hands” transforms individuals, teams, and global communities—and what leaders can learn from a movement that has logged 3.5 million volunteer hours in a single year. Listen now!
Mastering Your Leadership Voice: Dr. Laura Sicola on Brand, Authenticity, and Leading in a Virtual World
In this week’s episode of The Leadership Vision Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Laura Sicola, cognitive linguist, executive communication coach, and author of Speaking to Influence. Laura has spent more than twenty years helping leaders translate expertise into influence, and this conversation is packed with practical, eye-opening insights for anyone who wants to communicate with more clarity, confidence, and impact.
We explore why your brand is really “the promise of an experience,” and how leaders unintentionally shape their brand every time they speak. Laura introduces the idea of your prismatic voice—the ability to flex different facets of yourself depending on context without losing authenticity. And we dig into the hidden challenges of today’s virtual world, from language patterns that trigger defensiveness to the surprising role your microphone plays in capturing (or losing) people’s attention.
If you want to understand how others experience you as a leader—and learn small, powerful shifts that elevate your presence—this conversation with Dr. Laura Sicola is one you won’t want to miss.
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