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MPWR Podcast | Become The Leader YOU Want To Follow#17: Out of the Fog: Regaining Clarity, Confidence, and Direction in LeadershipWhy Do Great Leaders Still Feel Lost? And What to Do When You’re Stuck in the Fog On this episode of the MPWR Podcast, host Eric Pfeiffer dives into one of the most overlooked but transformative leadership tools: personal clarity. You can have the team, the talent, and the strategy but if you’re unclear on who you are, where you’re going, and why it matters, everything starts to shake. Your confidence, communication, and connection all depend on your internal alignment. “Leadership clarity isn’t just about what you’re t...2025-07-2832 min

MPWR Podcast | Become The Leader YOU Want To Follow#16: Reignite Alignment When Your Team Feels Disengaged (Without Starting Over)You’ve checked all the boxes as a leader but your team still feels disconnected. Why? You’ve done everything “right.” You’ve cast a compelling vision, clarified your values, and set measurable goals. You’ve had the meetings. You’ve checked in. You’ve even communicated expectations with precision. But somehow—your team still feels… off. Disengaged. Maybe even resistant. If you’ve ever found yourself wondering why your team isn’t keeping pace—or worse, why they seem checked out—this episode is for you. In this power-packed conversation, we dive deep into one of the...2025-07-2129 min

MPWR Podcast | Become The Leader YOU Want To Follow#15: Dodging Difficult Conversations? Here’s What It’s Really Costing YouWe think silence keeps the peace but sometimes, silence is the most destructive lie we tell. Welcome to The MPWR Podcast with Eric Pfeiffer, where real leadership means having the conversations others won’t. This episode tackles one of the most universal yet avoided challenges in leadership, work, and life: avoiding hard conversations. We’ve all done it; biting our tongues, walking on eggshells, telling ourselves it’s “not worth it” or “not the right time.” But what is this really costing us? “Avoidance feels safe in the moment, but it’s expensive...2025-07-1425 min

MPWR Podcast | Become The Leader YOU Want To Follow#14: Leading When You’re Triggered: Mastering Emotional HijacksHow Do You Lead When You’re Triggered? We’ve all been there: the meeting turns tense, someone pushes your buttons, your heart rate spikes and before you know it, you’re reacting in a way you regret. But here’s the truth: “Emotional reactivity doesn’t disqualify us as leaders. Avoiding it does.” In this episode, we’re diving deep into one of the most overlooked leadership challenges: how to lead when you’re emotionally triggered. ✅ Learn why emotional intelligence isn’t about never getting upset...2025-07-0730 min

The Place to Be: A Seinfeld PodcastDedee Pfeiffer InterviewIn this episode, Adam and Eric interview Dedee Pfeiffer. Dedee played Victoria in the classic season 5 episode “The Opposite.” If you have any questions or comments , feel free to email us at theplacetobeseinfeld@gmail.com. You can also follow us on Facebook at The Place to Be: A Seinfeld Podcast, Twitter @tptbseinfeld, and Instagram @theplacetobe.podcast. 2025-07-031h 05

MPWR Podcast | Become The Leader YOU Want To Follow#13: From Tools to Transformation: How to Move from Learning to LeadingAt some point, every leader faces the same question: Am I actually applying what I know? Welcome to a new chapter of the MPWR Podcast. This episode isn’t just a continuation, it’s a turning point. If you’ve been with us through Season 1, you’ve walked through our core leadership toolkit—practical, powerful tools designed to help you lead with clarity, courage, and conviction. But today, we take things a step further. Because leadership doesn’t stop at learning, it begins when you live what you’ve learned. In this transformati...2025-06-3015 min

MPWR Podcast | Become The Leader YOU Want To Follow#12: Why Teams Drift Without Clear Expectations: The Power of the Radical Minimum StandardIs your team underperforming but you’re not sure why? If you’ve ever felt like your people are capable but still missing the mark, this episode may offer the leadership lens you didn’t know you needed. In this episode, host Eric Pfeiffer is joined once again by Director of Content, Dawn Neldon to explore one of the most misunderstood gaps in team performance: the gap between assumed expectations and actual clarity. The culprit? A lack of what they call the Radical Minimum Standard or RMS. What is the Radical Minimum Standard? It’s a...2025-06-2340 min

MPWR Podcast | Become The Leader YOU Want To Follow#11: Why Success Feels Empty Without These 5 Forms of CapitalIs it possible to have success and still feel like something’s missing? If you've ever hit a milestone and felt more empty than accomplished… this episode will strike a chord. In this episode, host Eric Pfeiffer takes us deep into a transformational conversation about the 5 Capitals—a framework that redefines what real success looks like. Drawing from leadership coaching, personal development, and spiritual alignment, Eric unpacks why so many high-performers feel out of sync, even when everything on paper looks perfect. What are the 5 Capitals? They're not just financial. Eric explore...2025-06-1639 min

MPWR Podcast | Become The Leader YOU Want To Follow#10: The Productivity Pendulum: Why Most Leaders Swing Between Chaos and ClarityAre you caught in the constant swing between hustle and exhaustion? You're not alone. In this episode we will discuss The Productivity Pendulum, host Eric Pfeiffer—leadership coach, speaker, and author dives into one of the most overlooked cycles plaguing today’s leaders: the trap of unsustainable productivity. We live in a world that celebrates burnout as a badge of honor. But what if the real power isn't in doing more but in aligning with your natural rhythm? In this powerful solo episode, Eric unpacks: Why the modern leader’s productivity model...2025-06-0941 min

MPWR Podcast | Become The Leader YOU Want To Follow#9: The Real Reason Your Team Feels Stuck (And How to Move Them Forward)The Real Reason Your Team Feels Stuck (And How to Move Them Forward) It’s one of the most frustrating experiences for any leader: your team isn’t progressing the way you hoped. Deadlines are missed. Initiative is lacking. Team members seem stuck—spinning their wheels, underdelivering, or repeatedly asking for help. And you start to wonder, Are they just not cut out for this? But what if the real problem isn’t a lack of talent or motivation… but a misalignment in how they’re being led? In this game-changing episode, Eric P...2025-06-0251 min

MPWR Podcast | Become The Leader YOU Want To Follow#8: Leadership Isn’t One-Size-Fits-All—Here’s What Actually WorksLeadership Isn’t One-Size-Fits-All: How to Adapt Your Style to Develop Others It may come as a surprise, but the way most leaders show up is more habitual than intentional. They lead the way they were led. They rely on instinct, default patterns, or inherited behaviors—often without realizing it. They lean into what’s comfortable, not always what’s effective. But here’s the reality: leadership is not one-size-fits-all—especially in today’s fast-evolving, multigenerational, and values-driven workplace. If you’re leading everyone the same way, chances are you’re not actually leading them at all. In...2025-05-2637 min

MPWR Podcast | Become The Leader YOU Want To Follow#7: The Leadership Blindspot Killing Your Culture: Lack of TrustThe Leadership Blindspot Killing Your Culture: Lack of Trust You can have a flawless strategy, polished systems, and clearly defined roles—but if your team doesn’t trust you, none of it matters. Trust is the oxygen of leadership. Without it, culture suffocates, engagement plummets, and performance flatlines. In this eye-opening episode, Eric Pfeiffer is joined once again by Director of Content, Dawn Neldon to explore a crisis that’s often overlooked—especially in high-performing organizations: the slow erosion of trust. Beneath the surface of strong KPIs and fast growth, many leaders unknowingly lead team...2025-05-1935 min

MPWR Podcast | Become The Leader YOU Want To Follow#6: The #1 Mistake Companies Make—Planning Products Over PeopleThe #1 Mistake Companies Make—Planning Products Over People It’s a painful truth: most organizations spend more time planning their next product launch than they do preparing their next generation of leaders. And the cost? Burnout. High turnover. Stalled growth. Talented team members walking out the door because they feel unseen, unsupported, and underdeveloped. In this powerful episode, Eric Pfeiffer is joined by our Director of Content, Dawn Neldon to uncover the silent crisis happening inside boardrooms and breakrooms alike. Together, they reveal the biggest mistake companies make—prioritizing deliverables over development—and how this...2025-05-1231 min

MPWR Podcast | Become The Leader YOU Want To Follow#5: Stalled Progress? Here’s the Leadership Framework That Unlocks GrowthStalled Progress? Here’s the Leadership Framework That Unlocks Growth Every leader wants a high-performing team—but what if your team isn’t showing up the way you expect? What if motivation is low, accountability is missing, or your culture feels out of sync? In this powerful episode, we unpack the real (and often overlooked) reasons why teams underperform—and it might surprise you. It’s not always about the people. Often, it’s about the environment you’ve created, the expectations you’ve set (or haven’t), and the leadership patterns that are unknowingly hol...2025-05-0542 min

MPWR Podcast | Become The Leader YOU Want To Follow#4: The Kairos Circle: A New Blueprint for Resilient Leadership The Kairos Circle: A New Blueprint for Resilient Leadership In a world where 65% of leaders report experiencing burnout symptoms, leading to decreased productivity and higher turnover rates, and with global employee engagement declining from 23% to 21% in 2024, the need for effective leadership frameworks has never been more critical. In this episode, hosts Eric Pfeiffer and Dawn Neldon delve into the Kairos Circle—a transformative framework designed to help leaders pause, process, and pivot during defining moments. They explore how this approach can turn obstacles into opportunities for growth, fostering resilience and adaptability in leadership. 2025-04-2834 min

The Indiana Ag Policy PodcastProperty Taxes, Budget, Water, & More as Statehouse Session Winds DownEric Pfeiffer is joined by Steve Howell from Indiana Corn & Soy, Andy Tauer from Indiana Farm Bureau, and Josh Trenary from Indiana Pork to discuss multiple ag issues at the Statehouse as the 2025 Indiana legislative session winds down. They dive into SB1 and what it means for farmers, the budget, the water bill that Gov. Braun recently signed (SB28), and more. The Indiana Ag Policy Podcast is presented by the Indiana Corn Growers Association and Indiana Soybean Alliance. Support for the podcast is provided by Indiana Farm Bureau.2025-04-2449 min

MPWR Podcast | Become The Leader YOU Want To Follow#3: The EQ Matrix: How Self-Awareness Transforms LeadershipThe EQ Matrix: How Self-Awareness Transforms Leadership What really separates powerful leaders from those who crumble under pressure? It’s not strategy—it’s emotional intelligence. In this episode of the MPWR Podcast, hosts Eric Pfeiffer and Dawn break down the EQ Matrix, a transformative framework for turning self-awareness into your greatest leadership superpower. From navigating chaos with composure to recognizing emotional blind spots before they sabotage your influence, this conversation will challenge how you see yourself and your role as a leader. Emotional intelligence, or EQ, is responsible for nearly 90% of what sets h...2025-04-2229 min

MPWR Podcast | Become The Leader YOU Want To Follow#2: The Ownership Shift: How To Stop Blaming and Start LeadingBlame is easy. Ownership is transformational What separates good leaders from great ones? It’s not charisma, intelligence, or even experience. It’s ownership. In this episode of the MPWR Podcast, host Eric Pfeiffer, CEO of MPWR Coaching, is joined by Dawn Neldon, Director of Content, to explore the crucial shift from blame to responsibility—why it’s hard, how it changes everything, and what tools you need to lead with confidence under pressure. Most people don’t naturally start with ownership. When things go wrong, the default response is to blame circu...2025-04-2222 min

MPWR Podcast | Become The Leader YOU Want To Follow#1: Upgrade Your Leadership Operating System: The Secret to Leading Under PressureThe best leaders don’t just learn, they upgrade how they lead! Welcome to the MPWR Podcast, where leadership is redefined—not as a title or position, but as your daily influence and impact. I’m your host, Eric Pfeiffer, CEO of MPWR Coaching. In this episode, I’m joined by Dawn Neldon, our Director of Content as we explore what truly separates thriving leaders from those who crumble under pressure. We’re pulling back the curtain on why traditional leadership development often falls short—and what to do about it. You’ll learn why simply...2025-04-2217 min

Agbioscience346. Hoosier Ag Today’s Eric Pfeiffer on market turbulence, trade wars + the need for a Farm Bill to make plans for the futureThe year 2025 is poised to be an interesting one for agbioscience. Venture capital inflows from 2023 to 2024 are roughly flat according to Crop Life, the production cost of corn and soybeans remains roughly in line or slightly below market price and the turbulence around global trade and what tariffs could mean leave an uncertain operating market for what could be ahead. Joining us today is Hoosier Ag Today president, Eric Pfeiffer, to make sense of what’s ahead. We get into: The current perspective of the farmer, their natural optimism and knowing the challenges that lie ahea...2025-02-1024 min

Coachful Coaching Leadership PodcastEric Pfeiffer Reveals the One Thing Holding You Back From SuccessIn this episode, I sit down with Eric Pfeiffer, executive coach and founder of MPWR Coaching, to talk about what it really takes to get unstuck and step into the driver's seat of your life. 🚀 We explore:✅ The limiting beliefs that hold people back✅ The difference between good suffering vs. bad suffering in personal growth✅ Why most people consume self-improvement content but never change✅ How to build a leadership operating system that actually works If you’re ready to stop waiting for life to change and start making it happen—this episode is for...2025-02-0136 min

The Indiana Ag Policy PodcastThe Federal Dietary Guidelines an 'Unhinged' Attack on BeefBeef is under attack again at the federal level! Brian Shuter and Hannah Gee from the Indiana Beef Cattle Association and Sigrid Johannes, Director of Government Affairs from the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, join Eric Pfeiffer to discuss how "scientists" aren't following the science when it comes to putting forward recommendations for the Federal Dietary Guidelines. The Indiana Ag Policy Podcast is presented by the Indiana Corn Growers Association and the Indiana Soybean Alliance with support from Indiana Farm Bureau and Beck's Hybrids.2024-12-0456 min

The Idea Climbing PodcastHow You Can Become a Lifelong Learner with Eric PfeifferEveryone can be and probably should be a lifelong learner; that practice can change the course of your life. I discuss how and why to do that in this episode with my guest, Eric Pfeiffer. Eric is the founder and CEO of MPWR Coaching. Eric has been in the leadership development space for over 15 years, having helped build a multi-million-dollar coaching business and trained over 150 coaches worldwide. Eric says becoming a lifelong learner didn’t start early enough in his career. In his twenties and even into his early thirties he felt pressure to know everything, to have arrived, to have...2024-11-2023 min

The Indiana Ag Policy PodcastElection Recap With Chuck Conner & John KetzenbergerFormer USDA Deputy Secretary Chuck Conner and former Statehouse journalist John Ketzenberger join the Indiana Ag Policy Podcast to recap both the national and statewide election results and what they mean for ag policy. Steve Howell, policy guy for the Indiana Corn Growers Association and Indiana Soybean Alliance, and HAT's Eric Pfeiffer weigh in as well on what might happen with the Farm Bill, tax policy, and political appointments. The Indiana Ag Policy Podcast is presented by the Indiana Corn and Soybean policy membership organizations with support from Indiana Farm Bureau and Beck's Hybrids.2024-11-081h 04

Leadership on the Rocks#78 Thriving as a Leader Under Pressure with Eric PfeifferIn today’s episode we talked with Business coach, author and entrepreneur Eric Pfeiffer, about how to operate well as a leader despite the increasing pressure leaders face. Key Concepts: Control Your Response Leaders can’t control everything around them, but they can control how they respond. Shifting mindset and behavior internally is key to thriving amidst chaos. You Are the Change Culture change starts with you. Dysfunction in teams often mirrors areas for personal growth in leaders. Leading change means taking ownership and setting the example. Learning to Learn Adopting a growth mindset isn’t enough...2024-11-0650 min

The Manage 2 Win Podcast#242 – Unlocking Leadership Potential with Eric PfeifferDo you find leadership to be hard? Do you struggle as a leader? Eric Pfeiffer, author of Transform your Trajectory and Leadership Gravitas and CEO of MPWR Coaching joins David to share his personal experience on the difficulties leaders face on a daily basis and how he helps others achieve success. Eric founded MPWR Coaching to expand his efforts to unlock leaders' potential so they can increase confidence, overcome blind spots, and experience breakthroughs. Join us to hear Eric’s story on what led him to help businesses unlock their potential. This en...2024-10-3135 min

You’re The Boss, Now What? with Desiree Petrich | Leadership Development for New ManagersIs Your Workplace Toxic? Learn to Recognize and Overcome Toxicity With Eric PfeifferHey Friends!This week's guest is Eric PfeifferIn this episode we discuss: Recognizing systemic issues in the workplaceDefining your leadership cultureUnique approaches to human development Eric has empowered thousands of leaders worldwide to become the best leaders of themselves and others. He believes the best leaders are made, not born, and anyone can become a great leader. Eric founded MPWR Coaching to expand his efforts of unlocking leaders' potential so they can grow their organizations and teams in new, never-imagined ways. You can find Eric on his website 2024-10-2450 min

The Communicative LeaderThe Path to Leadership Mastery: A Conversation with Eric Pfeiffer, a Seasoned Leadership Coach & AuthorSend us a textOn today's episode of The Communicative Leader, Eric Pfeiffer, a seasoned leadership coach and author join us. Eric Pfeiffer shares his background in leadership coaching and the challenges he faced in becoming an effective leader. He discusses the need for a leadership operating system that bridges the gap between theory and practice.We discuss the challenges leaders face in creating a positive culture and addresses the common struggles leaders encounter. We also touch on the role of non-leadership employees in maintaining culture and offers insights on how to support a...2024-10-2155 min