This podcast was created with the belief that the world is still a wonderful place full of good people. Each episode will feature a bit of evidence that things aren't as bleak as they might seem. There are people learning, overcoming, and achieving amazing things every day. And rather than denying that real-life problems exist, this program seeks to help you recharge your batteries so that you can "rally" and get back to fighting your own good fight, whatever that may be.
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The Lead with a Question podcast offers a space for leaders to become more creative, and creatives to become better leaders. We live in a time when people are seeing that the old way of doing business is broken, and that leading into the future requires new skills. A deeper focus on humanity. The courage to let go of power and ego. A desire to nurture the conditions for co-creation. On this show, hosts Rob Callan, Chris Deaver, and Ian Clawson connect with guests who embody these principles, ...
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Can one person’s values really make a difference?
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Gary Dixon - President, The Foundation for a Better Life Every once in a while, we all find ourselves wanting for a little inspiration. We may feel burnt out from working long hours, or depleted by the burden of caregiving, or discouraged by a creative rut. We may feel disconnected from a greater purpose, wondering if our efforts are doing anything…
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Dan Ariely - Professor, Behavioral Economics When you run a business, one of your jobs is to make wise choices about where you place your bets. This definitely applies in the marketplace with your customers and competitors, but it also applies internally–especially as it relates to how you treat your people. How do you slice the pie? Maybe you offe…
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Scott Belsky - Chief Strategy Officer, Adobe Every organization has a culture–whether it be a family, a company, or even a sports team. Most of the time, there’s an unspoken assumption that people on the team will share a set of attributes and values. Over time, this can lead to a homogenizing effect–also known as groupthink. Deviations become less…
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Are we actually doing better than we think we are?
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Gale Pooley - Economist and Author With so much at stake in the decisions we make, especially at the global, societal, and environmental levels, it can be easy to feel like our options and our resources are ever-diminishing. We are emotional creatures, and the narratives we embrace matter. Our guest today has spent years tracking some of the most i…
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How can we create opportunities for future generations?
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Bonnie Lin - Impact Investor and Advisor At BraveCore, we believe in turning pain into power. This can mean different things to different people, but at its heart, the principle teaches us that instead of avoiding a challenge or remaining stuck in our pain, we choose to let it fuel our future. Today’s guest is one of the best examples we’ve seen ye…
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How can you stay true to yourself as a leader?
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John Ondrasik - Singer and Songwriter, Five For Fighting In The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien captures a solid bit of advice from Bilbo, directed toward his nephew Frodo. He says, “It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.” In the …
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Clint Schaff - Former Producer and Founder, LA Times Studios Mary Anne Radmacher wrote that “Your responsibility is to be an explorer, not a tourist in this adventure that is your life.” Our guest today took up that challenge from the time he was a kid: dreaming of robots, searching for community, and as he got older, discovering and amplifying sto…
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Steve Young - NFL MVP quarterback and author Let’s assume for a minute that you’ve just landed your dream job–your new employer is a household name, your title is the envy of thousands, and of course, you’re well-paid. But what would you do if you found yourself miserable with your new situation? Our guest today faced that very situation. But throu…
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Guy Kawasaki - Podcaster and Chief Evangelist, Canva An impressive, and sometimes controversial group of figures populates the pantheon of people who changed the world: Walt Disney; Estee Lauder; Jane Goodall; Henry Ford; Marie Curie; Gandhi; Steve Jobs; Martin Luther King Jr. It’s tempting to assume that for this lot, greatness was somehow bestowe…
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Liz Ryan - CEO, Human Workplace Chris, Ian, and I owe a lot to the thinkers who’ve inspired us to focus on this work. Sometimes, you just come across someone whose insights, vision, conviction, and courage are so powerful that they seem to have their own gravitational field. Isaac Newton once wrote, “If I have seen further it is by standing on the …
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How can we create the school of the future?
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Nolan Bushnell - Inventor & Entrepreneur What do the Atari company and Chuck E Cheese have in common? Well, besides offering a lot of options for entertainment, it might surprise you to learn that they were both founded by the same man–a Silicon Valley entrepreneurial legend who holds the distinction as first and only person to ever hire Steve Jobs…
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How can self-imposed disruption accelerate your development?
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Whitney Johnson - Author and CEO, Disruption Advisors Imagine for a moment that you’re suddenly forced to switch to your non-dominant hand for a week. Getting dressed, feeding yourself, brushing your teeth–the tasks you used to do on autopilot have now become deeply challenging and awkward. But by the end of the experiment, you’ve gotten the hang o…
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How can virtual reality help us overcome our fears?
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James Jensen - Founder and CEO, JUMP A well-lived existence is not for the faint of heart. Setting and pursuing goals invites challenge. It creates the potential for disappointment. When we’re younger, dreaming big dreams comes easily. But for some reason, we can lose that ability as we get older. Like barnacles that attach to the hull of a ship, f…
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What can we create together when we remove the barriers?
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Chad Reynolds - Founder and CEO, Vurvey In times past, the process of bringing a product to market was a bit of a black box. And for many companies, it still is. Often, consumers don’t really have a chance to provide feedback on a company’s offering until it’s already been released. But in our new climate, people want to be seen and heard. They wan…
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How can a return to principles like love heal our communities?
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Chris Jones - 2022 Arkansas Gubernatorial Candidate What do you get when you combine a scientist, an ordained minister, a business leader, a husband, and a father? Well, you get today’s guest. His family roots in the state of Arkansas, dating all the way back to the 1700s, have given him a sense of groundedness, residency, and a love for his state,…
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What can entrepreneurship teach us about creating environments of empowerment?
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Joel Peterson, Chairman of JetBlue Airways and Professor at Stanford Have you ever been part of a low-trust organization, where people seem to devote more energy to protecting themselves than to collaborating, or building good products? Or one where leaders hoard power and seem reluctant to give the reins over to anyone else? You might ask yourself…
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Lizzi Perkins, Senior Brand Strategist When you read a really moving story or watch a powerful film, you can often experience a taste of what the characters are feeling. You grieve with them as they suffer loss. You cheer them on to victory and share in their celebrations. Our capacity to see ourselves vicariously in others’ lives is one of the mos…
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How can deep connection and trust lead to a culture of innovation?
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Archie McEachern, Global Enterprise Leader & former VP at Nike When I was a kid, I learned about fire safety. One of the visual frameworks adults presented to me was the “fire triangle”: the idea that for fire to exist, you had to have three ingredients: heat, oxygen, and fuel. Take one of these three things away, and you had NO fire. Well, just li…
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What are your first principles as a leader?
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Jaydeep Ranade, Director of Wireless Engineering at Facebook Let’s dig into the “misfit” principle for a minute. What is a misfit, really? Is a misfit defined by language, culture, appearance, or personality? We’ve tapped into that topic before, but today, our guest has a different take, one that has to do a lot with seeking out opportunities to le…
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How can you create a culture of curiosity? - Part 2
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Randy Nelson, founder of Pixar University It's time to wrap up a conversation where we were learning so much from our guest that we couldn’t fit it all into one episode. So if you haven’t heard our last episode, “How can you create a culture of curiosity? - Part 1,” we really recommend going back to that one first. But just in case, here’s a review…
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How can you create a culture of curiosity? - Part 1
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Randy Nelson, founder of Pixar University Some guests are harder to describe than others. Take today’s invitee, for example. How should we summarize his CV? A teacher. A trainer. A recruiter? A coach? How about a juggler, or an actor? An artist. A calligrapher. What about a filmmaker, programmer, or systems analyst? The fact is that all these label…
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What if we didn’t have to achieve our way into feeling worthy?
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Pualei Lynn, Startup Founder, Humanitarian, and Style Consultant Let’s get real for a second–it’s really easy to get caught up in comparisons: who’s taking the most amazing vacations? Who’s the fittest? Whose business is prospering the most? Who has the most admirable family? The list never ends. Now, if things are going well, these external compar…
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How can character development in storytelling improve our leadership?
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Ryan Woodward, Storyboard Artist for Marvel, Warner Bros, and more Have you ever wondered why some movies connect with us, while others don’t? Flashy special effects can help, but at their heart, good films include meaningful stories, and characters we care about. Our guest today knows a few things about the creative process, having logged dozens o…
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Are you brave enough to face the impossible?
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Jessica Cox, Aviator and World Record Holder This week, we’ll start off with a quote, attributed to Leonardo da Vinci: “Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” For this installment, we want to take you to a higher place. We’ll mee…
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How can you attract your best future, right now?
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James Matthews, Coach of NBA Coaches Today, we connect with a man whose life is a collage of influences, from his roots in India, to his love of sport, to his exclusion as a kid, to the traditional path others had seemingly mapped out for him. But rather than simply accept or reject those forces, he’s folded them into a sense of self that has allow…
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How can people co-create even when it’s messy and hard?
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Dave Arcade, Illustrator for Pixar, Disney, Nickelodeon, and more Today, we sample some of the friction involved in creativity. If you lead a creative team, or are even a member of that team, you’ve likely experienced the pain of trying to shepherd something from ideation all the way to delivery. The process is full of tension–meetings, group decis…
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How can leaders inspire a sense of belonging?
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Louise Murray, Entertainment Executive, former Head of Production at Disney and Cirque du Soleil Today, we catch up with a leader whose life includes so many interesting experiences that it’s hard to list them all. Her professional travels have included joining the circus, moving thousands of miles away from her French-speaking hometown in Montreal…
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How can great questions challenge the status quo in positive ways?
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Ronell Hugh, Husband and Father, SVP at Qualtrics Today, we talk with a leader whose sometimes impermanent childhood circumstances set him up to ask lots of questions. Whether living in three different countries as a kid, or encountering a toxic boss at his first job, or figuring out the best way to parent, questions have been both the fuel for and…
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How can people shape opportunities to help others burn their brightest?
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Kenny Funk, Executive Leader, former VP Disney Merchandising Today, we talk with a senior executive whose search for meaning took him up into the mountains. He didn’t return from that secluded experience carrying stone tablets, but he did come back having learned the power of this question: How can people shape opportunities to help others burn the…
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What’s the mission behind Lead with a Question?
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Have you ever felt like a misfit in the business landscape? Have you ever wondered whether there's a better way to participate in meaningful work? Have you ever felt confused at why, despite their heavy reliance on humans, companies seem to be so bad at treating people well? If so, you're not alone. Many others have also realized that the old, top-…
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In this trailer, hosts Rob Callan, Chris Deaver, and Ian Clawson describe the mission and movement behind the show, and why leading with a question is much more powerful than leading with answers. The Lead with a Question podcast offers a space for leaders to become more creative, and creatives to become better leaders. We live in a time when peopl…
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Santa Claus is one of the most oft-depicted figures in history. He appears so often, and in so many contexts, that it can be easy to skip over a pretty important question: how did Santa become Santa? In this episode, we tackle this question, and many others, with the aid of a very capable guide, author Tim Slover. Tim has spent the better part of h…
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Gratitude is a straightforward enough concept when you’re surrounded by bounty, you’re getting lots of invites to parties from your friends, and when everything is generally going according to plan. But when life goes off the rails, when the cash runs out, or when health fails, feeling grateful can seem like an impossible feat. Today, you’ll hear f…
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Mark Metry didn't feel like he really fit in at school. A child of recently-immigrated parents, he felt disconnected from his peers, shy, and awkward. But there was one other happy trait that set him apart: his hustle. Mark's thirst for learning, and the desire to create, led him from one success to the next. Now, he's the founder of a company and …
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This hope-filled episode of GoodRally focuses on mental health. It may surprise you to learn that 35% (perhaps more) of people will experience mental illness at some point in their lives. Maybe that figure even includes you. In one way or another, issues like anxiety and depression touch all of us. Today's guest, a licensed therapist name Emma McAd…
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It's the Season 2 opener! This episode introduces us to Greg and Lori Bunce, an amazing husband and wife duo. Back in 2007, their family decided to put on a little play in their backyard for their neighbors--and little did they know what they were getting themselves into! Now, more than 10 years later, their ever-growing productions continue to bri…
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When someone we love passes away, how can we find the embers of wisdom within the ashes of loss? What are the lessons to be learned? And why can’t the process be more straightforward or defined? This very personal story on loss, grief, and hope comes to us from Rachel Woodbury. She and her husband went through something most parents fear--the passi…
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When you watch a romantic movie, you pretty much know what to expect: when the guy first meets the girl, things don't go so well. But with time, they warm up to each other, and things seem to be headed in a great direction. Then something happens that threatens to break them apart. But at the last second, our couple realizes that they can't live wi…
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Mike Murphy is a pretty normal guy. He hails from Texas, enjoys cycling, and appreciates a good Western movie. Early on in his life though, he discovered that he had a particular knack for music. And far from limiting his pursuit of music to the professional sphere, he's used his gifts to join the fight against a particularly insidious disease--Mul…
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Episode 15: A Bee Farm Tour with Ken Tschannen
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Welcome to the sweetest episode yet! Honey is a beloved and mysterious substance--crystalline and gooey, it's been enjoyed by humans and animals alike for thousands of years. Join Rob for a tour of local beekeeper Ken Tschannen's farm, where we'll learn more about the amazing honeybee, and just how much we all depend on its efforts. Join the effort…
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Episode 14: Unconscious Bias with Howard Ross
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Some decisions can take a long time to make. Whether to marry someone. Which car to buy. Where to go on vacation. But in some cases, we make decisions incredibly--even frighteningly--quickly. This can be especially problematic when we're talking about choices that impact other people. The truth is that we may not be as rational (or fair) as we thin…
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Episode 13: Overcoming Abuse with Melissa Dohme Hill
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Melissa Dohme was a normal teenager--active, popular, and in a relationship with a nice guy. But then, the nice guy turned not-so-nice. In fact, he turned abusive, and even homicidal. Suddenly, Melissa found herself fighting for her life. But out of the horror of that experience, Melissa has deliberately chosen hope and abundance, when it would hav…
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Every once in a while, you come across people who are so infectiously passionate at what they do that you can't help but root for them. Joe Buono and Tristan Clarke are classically-trained musicians using an unlikely (even silly?) instrument to break down the barriers around classical music. Learn how these super-talented guys are using the humble …
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The struggle to find harmony between professional and personal demands is real. In a story full of magic and genuine awe, guest Margie Duffy describes a cycling journey (literal and figurative) she takes in Ireland after a tough career setback. What she learns about work-life balance--and herself--changes everything. It's Ireland by Bike, on this e…
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Episode 10: Marriage, Medicine, and Miracles
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Be prepared to meet an incredible couple on this one! Larry and Vicki Davis have spent over 20 years together as husband and wife, serving and healing the people around them. And if you didn't know any better, you'd think that they've always been as united as they are now. But not so--they've come a long way, and their love story is all about doing…
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Sometimes it's hard to be positive--especially when you feel like you're the only person in the room who sees the glass half-full. That's why it's exciting when you learn that there are actually a lot more hopeful people around than you first realized! In this episode Rob discovers that there's a hundred-year-old service organization called Optimis…
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Episode 8: The Motivation Myth with Jeff Haden
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Personal and professional success can be something of a black box. In this episode, Rob talks to author Jeff Haden, whose new book The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to Win offers actionable advice for accomplishing big things, again and again. Get your copy of Jeff's new book here: https://www.amazon.com/Motivation-My…
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Santa Claus is one of the most oft-depicted figures in history. He appears so often, and in so many contexts, that it can be easy to skip over a pretty important question: how did Santa become Santa? In this episode, we tackle this question, and many others, with the aid of a very capable guide, author Tim Slover. Tim has spent the better part of h…
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As far as holidays go, Christmas wields a massive amount of influence. It's a singular season for a multitude of reasons, both secular and sacred. For retailers, it's a make-or-break dash. For shoppers, it's about the same. But when we strip away all the commerce, what do we find? When the hustle-and-bustle quiets down, what do people tend to retai…
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Some stories are just too big to tell in one episode. This is one of them. In this two-part special, we dive into the resurgence of the Japanese visual art form known as ukiyo-e. A style dating back to the 17th century, Ukiyo-e peaked in the 1800’s and essentially slept through the 20th century. But recently, a visual artist named Jed Henry, and a …
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