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The Good Leadership Podcast explores what leadership looks like today, and shares insights and success habits from hosts and executive team coaches, Paul Batz and Kevin Sensenig.
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How to Use the Healthy Accountability Book to Create Real Change
December 29, 2025
Paul Batz and Kevin Sensenig share practical ways to apply the Healthy Accountability book—whether you're an individual contributor, a manager, or a senior executive. Learn how to turn personal ownership and team support into a winning formula. Get tips you can use today to build a culture where people thrive.
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How to Use the Healthy Accountability Book to Create Real Change
December 29, 2025
Paul Batz and Kevin Sensenig share practical ways to apply the Healthy Accountability book—whether you're an individual contributor, a manager, or a senior executive. Learn how to…
Listen NowThe Vision Behind the HR THRIVE Awards
December 15, 2025
Paul Batz, Founder and CEO of Good Leadership, welcomes Gulsah Mattson, Area President at Gallagher, to discuss the vision behind the HR THRIVE Awards and…
Listen NowShining a Light on HR Excellence: The HR THRIVE Awards
December 1, 2025
In this episode, Paul Batz, Founder and CEO of Good Leadership, welcomes guest co-host Shawn Moren, Executive Partner at Gartner's CHRO Practice, to introduce the…
Listen NowHealthy Accountability Takes Off: Debriefing the Breakfast with Jude Bricker
November 18, 2025
In this Good Leadership Podcast episode, Paul Batz (Founder and CEO of Good Leadership) and Kevin Sensenig (Senior Coaching Associate at Good Leadership) discuss the…
Listen NowAccountability, ROI, and AI: What CIOs and CTOs Need Now
November 3, 2025
This episode recaps key insights from the recent CIO / CTO Luncheon, co-hosted with AvidEdge. Guests Monte Nuckols and Juliet Fox explore how IT leaders…
Listen NowHow Good Leaders Drive Accountability: Lessons from Shawn Moren
October 13, 2025
In this episode, Paul Batz and guest co-host Jim Horn reflect on key insights from the October Good Leadership Breakfast featuring Shawn Moren, Executive Partner…
Listen NowHow to Measure Healthy Accountability in Your Organization
October 6, 2025
In this podcast episode, Paul Batz and Kevin Sensenig discuss the power of a tool to measure healthy accountability in your organization: the Healthy Accountability…
Listen NowThe Importance of Physician Leadership: A Conversation with Troy Simonson
September 19, 2025
Listen in on this episode of the September 2025 Good Leadership Breakfast featuring Dr. John Pryor, President and Chairman of Proliance Surgeons. Joining the podcast…
Listen NowThe Power of Positive and Proactive Accountability
September 8, 2025
Accountability doesn’t have to feel like punishment. In this episode of The Good Leadership Podcast, Paul Batz and Kevin Sensenig unpack why so many teams experience…
Listen NowA Researchers Perspective on Healthy Accountability
August 25, 2025
In this episode, Paul Batz and researcher Kevin Sensenig unpack one of the most misunderstood concepts in leadership: accountability. Drawing from new insights in the…
Listen NowThe Future of Healthcare Starts with Physicians
August 11, 2025
In this episode of the Good Leadership podcast, Paul Batz is joined by Dr. Ria Paul of Stanford University and Dr. Mark Sannes of HealthPartners to discuss…
Listen NowWhat Motivates Physicians to Want to Become Leaders?
July 24, 2025
What motivates physicians to step into leadership, and what makes them successful when they do? Paul Batz sits down with Neill Marshall, Board Chairman of…
Listen NowFind the Growing Edge
July 9, 2025
In this episode of the Good Leadership Podcast, Paul Batz and Kevin Sensenig explore “Find the Growing Edge,” a key element from the Pathway to Healthy…
Listen NowPositive Role Modeling at the Top with Healthy Accountability
June 25, 2025
In this episode of The Good Leadership Podcast, Paul Batz and Kevin Sensenig explore the first organizational element of the Pathway to Healthy Accountability: Positive Role…
Listen NowIs There a Better Way to Prepare Physician Leaders?
June 16, 2025
In this episode of the Good Leadership Podcast, Paul Batz is joined by Rachel Uzlik—clinical transformation expert and steering team member behind the new Physician…
Listen NowA Spring Finale Fueled by Healthy Accountability with Ryan Poles
May 29, 2025
On this episode of the Good Leadership Podcast, Paul Batz is joined by Darin Lynch, Founder and CEO of Irish Titan, and Aaron Eggert, Chief…
Listen NowThe Talent Test of Healthy Accountability
May 6, 2025
What does healthy accountability really look like in a hiring process? In this episode, Paul Batz and Kevin Sensenig unpack one of the most influential…
Listen NowHealthy Accountability: Writing the eBook Preview
April 22, 2025
In this episode, Paul Batz and Kevin Sensenig offer a first look at the Healthy Accountability preview eBook launching May 22. They explain why the preview eBook…
Listen NowHealthy Accountability at Second Harvest Heartland: A Conversation with Sarah Waite, Chief People Officer
April 14, 2025
Just hours after the April 2025 Good Leadership Breakfast, Paul Batz sits down with Sarah Waite, Chief People Officer at Second Harvest Heartland, to reflect…
Listen NowHow Healthy Accountability Comes Alive in Teams
April 7, 2025
Accountability thrives when teams are clear, connected, and committed. In this episode, Paul Batz and Kevin Sensenig explore the “Teams Committed to Disciplined Follow-Through” element…
Listen NowWhy Do People Want Accountability but Struggle to Find It?
March 19, 2025
Accountability in the workplace is often seen as elusive—something leaders want but struggle to foster. The accountability research from Good Leadership has uncovered a critical…
Listen NowOnly One Pilot Lands the Plane
March 10, 2025
In this episode of The Good Leadership Podcast, Paul Batz and Kevin Sensenig explore a powerful leadership lesson: only one pilot lands the plane. When a billion-dollar company…
Listen NowThe Power of Organizational Healthy Accountability with Kristi Fox
March 3, 2025
In this episode of the Good Leadership Podcast, hosts Paul Batz and JC Lippold recap the February 28, 2025, Good Leadership Breakfast featuring Kristi Fox, EVP and Chief…
Listen NowHow Healthy Accountability Helps Teams Win Together
February 18, 2025
Goodness pays, and healthy accountability is the key to helping teams thrive. In this episode, Paul Batz and Kevin Sensenig discuss groundbreaking research on accountability…
Listen NowRethinking Accountability for Organizational Growth
January 20, 2025
In this episode of The Good Leadership Podcast, Paul Batz, Founder and CEO of Good Leadership, and senior coaching associate Kevin Sensenig discuss groundbreaking research…
Listen NowThe Research Behind the Pathway to Healthy Accountability
January 8, 2025
In this episode of The Good Leadership Podcast, Paul Batz and Kevin Sensenig share key findings from groundbreaking research on Healthy Accountability, redefining it as a…
Listen NowThe Good Leadership Conference: Building a Culture of Healthy Accountability
December 3, 2024
In today's episode of the Good Leadership Podcast, Paul Batz and Kevin Sensenig reflect upon the Good Leadership Conference that occurred on November 22, 2024.…
Listen NowBuilding a Culture of Healthy Accountability: Non-profit accountability with Craig Warren
October 28, 2024
Join Paul Batz and Kevin Sensenig on the Good Leadership Podcast as they recap the October 2024 Good Leadership Breakfast, featuring Craig Warren, CEO of…
Listen Now4,000 Surveys Complete - an update on the Healthy Accountability Research Project
October 8, 2024
In today's episode of the Good Leadership Podcast, Chief Learning Officer, Kevin Sensenig, and Organizational Psychology Doctoral Intern, Matt Tappe, start to make sense of…
Listen NowBuilding a Culture of Healthy Accountability: Winning on and off the court with Ethan Casson
September 24, 2024
Join Paul Batz and Kevin Sensenig on the Good Leadership Podcast as they recap the September 2024 Good Leadership Breakfast, featuring Ethan Casson, CEO of…
Listen NowMaking the Switch to Quantitative Research
August 26, 2024
In today's episode, Paul Batz & Kevin Sensenig discuss an exciting milestone in the Accountability Research Project that has been reached. After completing nearly 200…
Listen NowProactive v. Reactive Accountability with Charles Thompson
August 13, 2024
Today episode of the Good Leadership Podcast feature Charles Thompson, one of the fifteen Accountability Research Steering Team Members. If you've been following along, you'll…
Listen NowVisioning for Healthy Accountability with Becca Hagen
July 29, 2024
Paul Batz, CEO of Good Leadership, is joined in today's podcast by Becca Hagen, Vice President of Talent at Securian Financial. Based in Minnesota, Securian…
Listen NowA Conversation on Accountability with Amy Cook
July 15, 2024
On today’s episode, Good Leadership CEO, Paul Batz discusses healthy accountability with another one of the Accountability Research Steering Team members. Amy Cook, Global Talent…
Listen NowChanging Perspectives through Healthy Accountability with Darin Lynch
June 24, 2024
The Accountability Research Project is well underway. Good Leadership took the lead on coordinating the project, but the Steering Team of 15 executives from 15…
Listen NowManager Consistency: What we mean and why it matters.
June 10, 2024
The Spring 2024 Good Leadership Breakfast series was titled: Celebrating the Magic of Managers. In today’s podcast, Paul Batz and Kevin Sensenig reflect on what…
Listen NowCelebrating the Magic of Managers: Uplifting Managers with Kristine Fortman
May 28, 2024
Join Paul Batz and Kevin Sensenig on the Good Leadership Podcast as they recall the May 2024 Good Leadership Breakfast, featuring Kristine Fortman, CEO of…
Listen NowPaul Batz featured on The Learn-It-All Podcast
May 20, 2024
Today, Good Leadership’s CEO, Paul Batz, shares a podcast in which he was the featured interview. The Learn-It-All Podcast is produced by Learnit, based in…
Listen NowPsychological Safety
May 6, 2024
Psychological safety is a hot topic in workplaces right now. By definition, psychological safety is the belief that you won’t be punished or humiliated for…
Listen NowDefining Accountability: What does it mean?
April 22, 2024
Paul Batz and Kevin Sensenig use the data gathered from the Accountability Research Steering Team members to create a definition of accountability that feels accurate…
Listen NowCelebrating the Magic of Managers: Understanding Your Managers with Jeff Augustin
April 8, 2024
Join Paul Batz and Kevin Sensenig on the Good Leadership Podcast as they recall the April 2024 Good Leadership Breakfast, featuring Jeff Augustin, Senior Vice…
Listen NowDiscovery Data: Gathering insights from the Accountability Research Steering Team
April 2, 2024
Paul Batz and Kevin Sensenig reflect on the meaningful and thought-provoking responses from the first set of interviews in the 2024 Accountability Research Project. Discovery…
Listen NowCelebrating the Magic of Managers: Encouraging Teamwork with Rod Young
February 27, 2024
Join Paul Batz and Kevin Sensenig on the Good Leadership Podcast as they recall the February 2024 Good Leadership Breakfast, featuring Rod Young, Chief Executive…
Listen NowExciting News: Accountability Research Project in 2024
November 22, 2023
In mid-November, Good Leadership announced a new and exciting shared research project. On this episode of The Good Leadership Podcast, Paul Batz and Kevin Sensenig…
Listen NowGood Leadership is a Team Sport: Winning with Archie Black
November 21, 2023
Join Paul Batz and Kevin Sensenig on the Good Leadership Podcast as they recall the November Good Leadership Breakfast, featuring Archie Black, recently retired CEO…
Listen NowGood Leadership is a Team Sport: Recognizing Goodness with Mai-Anh Tran
November 2, 2023
Join Paul Batz and Kevin Sensenig on the Good Leadership Podcast as they recall the October Good Leadership Breakfast, featuring Mai-Anh Tran, Associate Vice President…
Listen NowGood Leadership is a Team Sport: The Art of Healthy Tension with Michele Havens
September 18, 2023
Join Paul Batz and JC Lippold on the Good Leadership Podcast as they recall the September Good Leadership Breakfast, featuring Michele Havens, President of the…
Listen NowWinning with a Goodness Culture: The Power of Positivity with Glen Gunderson
May 22, 2023
Join Paul Batz and Kevin Sensenig on the Good Leadership Podcast as they recap the impactful May Good Leadership Breakfast, featuring Glen Gunderson, President and…
Listen NowWinning with a Goodness Culture: The Power of Empathy with Christine Geissler
April 17, 2023
Join the Good Leadership Podcast as Paul Batz and Kevin Sensenig debrief the April Good Leadership Breakfast featuring Christine Geissler, Global SVP Human Resources of…
Listen NowGood Leadership Is a Team Sport
October 4, 2022
Good Leadership recently launched its newest book: Good Leadership Is a Team Sport. Paul and Kevin talk about the early drafts of the book and…
Listen NowUnderstanding the Seven Fs
September 12, 2022
Faith, Family, Finances, Fitness, Friends, Fun, and Future. In this episode, Paul and Kevin discuss the Seven Fs, the concept of "blending", and how to…
Listen NowWhat is Goodness and how does it pay?
August 29, 2022
Why is common sense not common practice? Paul and Kevin discuss the central mission of Good Leadership and explain how goodness pays in the workplace.
Listen NowTaking time off to be a better leader
August 15, 2022
After a brief hiatus, The Good Leadership Podcast is back! This week Paul and Kevin discuss taking time off (both planned and unplanned) and how…
Listen NowIs there a bigger topic than trust?
July 11, 2022
Trust is an outcome of how people behave and solve problems together. In this episode, Paul and Kevin discuss the importance for leaders to build…
Listen NowCommunication is the key
June 27, 2022
We are drawn to leaders who can make their ideas simple and compelling. Paul and Kevin discuss how you can measure the communication skills of…
Listen NowShared Commitments vs. Ground Rules
June 13, 2022
What is the difference between a shared commitments culture and a ground rules culture? Kevin and Paul explore how a shared commitments culture in organizations…
Listen NowBlended Benefits: Supporting personal and professional growth
May 30, 2022
Lead with less stress and less fear by fostering an environment of care – both personally and professionally. Listen in as Paul and Kevin discuss…
Listen NowDisciplined follow through, a cautionary tale
May 16, 2022
We all know what disciplined follow through is and why it's important. But what happens when it doesn't happen? Paul and Kevin explore what happens…
Listen NowHow transparent should your decision making be?
May 2, 2022
As a leader, you make a lot of decisions. How much transparency is expected these days? Listen as Paul and Kevin discuss their thoughts on…
Listen NowDefining Clear Roles and Responsibilities
April 18, 2022
What does it mean to have clear roles and responsibilities? You might think you know, but how can you be sure? Paul and Kevin define…
Listen NowCompelling Plans and Why You Should Have One
April 4, 2022
What's the difference between a compelling plan and a business plan? Paul and Kevin dive into what makes a compelling plan compelling, and why you…
Listen NowUnderstanding Epoxy Theory
March 21, 2022
This isn't a science podcast, but epoxy theory is a relatively scientific concept. Paul and Kevin discuss why equal parts of relational capital and structural…
Listen NowHealthy Tension...it's a good thing?
March 7, 2022
No more Minnesota Nice...Paul and Kevin discuss the concept of healthy tension and why it is vital for high-performing teams to master it.
Listen NowWe is Greater than Me
February 21, 2022
Nothing significant happens alone. Paul and Kevin dive into why leadership is a plural concept and how to “shed the superhero cape” and lead a…
Listen NowWelcome to The Good Leadership Podcast
February 7, 2022
Welcome to the start of The Good Leadership Podcast, hosted by Paul Batz and Kevin Sensenig. In this episode, they will discuss the story of…
Listen NowEpisode 51: Positive Role Modeling at the Top with Healthy Accountability
In this episode of The Good Leadership Podcast, Paul Batz and Kevin Sensenig explore the first organizational element of the Pathway to Healthy Accountability: Positive Role Modeling at the Top. Drawing from Good Leadership’s accountability research, they discuss how visible, consistent accountability from senior leaders creates a ripple effect across teams, boosting both performance and belief in accountability as a positive force. With real data and practical insight, they uncover why accountability often feels punitive and how a shift in leadership behavior can turn it into a culture of ownership. Listeners will learn the three essential behaviors that make accountability visible and inspiring: executive visibility, clear prioritization, and public scorecards. Paul and Kevin share the surprising gaps that exist in most organizations and how leaders can close them through intentional modeling. If you want to lead a team where people win together and take ownership without fear, this episode will give you a powerful starting point.
Episode 50: Is There a Better Way to Prepare Physician Leaders?
In this episode of the Good Leadership Podcast, Paul Batz is joined by Rachel Uzlik—clinical transformation expert and steering team member behind the new Physician Leadership Accelerator, Founder & CEO of Aetos Health. Together, they explore the growing leadership gap in medicine and the urgent need to prepare physicians for roles that go far beyond clinical expertise. From startup strategy to team building and executive presence, Rachel shares why physician leadership is essential to navigating today’s rapidly evolving healthcare system. The conversation dives into what makes the Physician Leadership Accelerator different: cohort-based learning, executive coaching, and tools that help physicians lead with confidence and clarity. Whether you’re a mid-career physician stepping into committee work, an executive looking to sponsor future leaders, or simply curious about how leadership development is changing in healthcare, this episode offers a thoughtful look at how the Physician Leadership Accelerator is helping physicians lead more effectively, without losing who they are.
Episode 49: A Spring Finale Fueled by Healthy Accountability with Ryan Poles
On this episode of the Good Leadership Podcast, Paul Batz is joined by Darin Lynch, Founder and CEO of Irish Titan, and Aaron Eggert, Chief Vision Officer of Coalition9. They debriefed the Good Leadership Breakfast on May 22, which featured Ryan Poles, General Manager of the Chicago Bears, as the keynote speaker. Together, Paul, Darin, and Aaron reflect on the standout moments from the morning, including Ryan’s perspective on building a high-performance culture, leading under pressure, and the importance of character in team dynamics. Drawing on insights from business and community leadership, this episode examines how lessons from the NFL translate directly into everyday leadership and how healthy accountability manifests on the field.
Episode 48: The Talent Test of Healthy Accountability
What does healthy accountability really look like in a hiring process? In this episode, Paul Batz and Kevin Sensenig unpack one of the most influential elements of the Pathway to Healthy Accountability: Select and Promote for Accountability. They explore why talent decisions send powerful cultural signals and how organizations can create more clarity, consistency, and follow-through in who gets elevated and why. This conversation offers practical insights and stories from the field on everything from identifying mission-critical roles to conducting honest talent reviews and building accountability into the selection process. If accountability feels fuzzy in your organization, it may be time to start with how leaders choose and promote talent.
Episode 47: Healthy Accountability: Writing the eBook Preview
In this episode, Paul Batz and Kevin Sensenig offer a first look at the Healthy Accountability preview eBook launching May 22. They explain why the preview eBook was created, what readers can expect inside, including stories from CEOs, key research findings, and the new definition of Healthy Accountability, and how it sets the stage for the full book coming this fall. If you're curious about how real leaders are rethinking accountability to promote growth, clarity, and momentum, this episode is your guided introduction.
Episode 46: Healthy Accountability at Second Harvest Heartland: A Conversation with Sarah Waite, Chief People Officer
Just hours after the April 2025 Good Leadership Breakfast, Paul Batz sits down with Sarah Waite, Chief People Officer at Second Harvest Heartland, to reflect on what made the morning so impactful. With her CEO, Allison O’Toole, as the featured speaker, Sarah shares her personal takeaways, thoughts on the Moonshot Strategy, and how Healthy Accountability is showing up inside their organization. This conversation is a behind-the-scenes look at what happens when leaders lean into vulnerability, vision, and culture change and how goodness continues to grow from the inside out.
Episode 45: How Healthy Accountability Comes Alive in Teams
Accountability thrives when teams are clear, connected, and committed. In this episode, Paul Batz and Kevin Sensenig explore the “Teams Committed to Disciplined Follow-Through” element of the Pathway to Healthy Accountability.Drawing on original research from Good Leadership, they unpack three key drivers of healthy team accountability: shared commitments to invest in one another’s success, clear roles and responsibilities, and consistent communication loops known as inspection cycles. Listen in for practical insights that reframes accountability as a shared strength—not a struggle.
Episode 44: Why Do People Want Accountability but Struggle to Find It?
Accountability in the workplace is often seen as elusive—something leaders want but struggle to foster. The accountability research from Good Leadership has uncovered a critical insight: shared accountability doesn’t work. When everyone is responsible, no one truly is. In this episode, Kevin Sensenig and Paul Batz explore the element of the Pathway to Healthy Accountability, "Individuals Seek Accountability," and why individuals, not groups, must seek accountability for teams to thrive. The discussion breaks down three key drivers—ownership, impact, and growth—that help employees embrace accountability as a positive force rather than a punitive measure. The episode challenges workplace myths, introduces the One Pilot Metaphor, and provides insights into how leaders can cultivate a culture where accountability fuels success. Listen now to reframe accountability as an opportunity—not an obligation.
Episode 43: Only One Pilot Lands the Plane
In this episode of The Good Leadership Podcast, Paul Batz and Kevin Sensenig explore a powerful leadership lesson: only one pilot lands the plane. When a billion-dollar company lost a game-changing opportunity due to unclear accountability, its CEO had a revelation—while responsibility can be shared, accountability must be clear. Paul and Kevin discuss how healthy accountability is proactive, modeled by leaders, and built into organizational systems to ensure success. Tune in to learn how to move from reactive blame to a culture where people take ownership and win together.