Jim Huling, author of The 4 Disciplines of Execution
6 episodes
1 week ago
If you lead a team — any team — there is a truth you need to hear: Breakthroughs don’t come from the top. They come from the middle. In this episode, Jim shares a powerful true story from a major hospital system where performance problems were putting patients at risk — and no amount of policies, incentives, or executive focus could fix it. Until someone finally asked the people closest to the work. What happened next changed everything — not because of a senior leader’s strategy, but b...
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If you lead a team — any team — there is a truth you need to hear: Breakthroughs don’t come from the top. They come from the middle. In this episode, Jim shares a powerful true story from a major hospital system where performance problems were putting patients at risk — and no amount of policies, incentives, or executive focus could fix it. Until someone finally asked the people closest to the work. What happened next changed everything — not because of a senior leader’s strategy, but b...
When Standards Become Our Survival Kit: Why what you believe isn’t enough
Execution Insights™: The Podcast
13 minutes
2 weeks ago
When Standards Become Our Survival Kit: Why what you believe isn’t enough
When pressure comes, we don’t rise to the level of our values — we fall to the level of our standards. In this deeply personal episode, Jim Huling shares the story of a leader who discovered the powerful difference between what we believe and how we live. Through real-world lessons and hard-won insights, Jim reveals why values alone aren’t enough to shape culture — and how clear, consistent standards become the true anchors of leadership. You’ll learn: The life-changing distinction between...
Execution Insights™: The Podcast
If you lead a team — any team — there is a truth you need to hear: Breakthroughs don’t come from the top. They come from the middle. In this episode, Jim shares a powerful true story from a major hospital system where performance problems were putting patients at risk — and no amount of policies, incentives, or executive focus could fix it. Until someone finally asked the people closest to the work. What happened next changed everything — not because of a senior leader’s strategy, but b...
