1277129409
Reflections on Leadership

Advertise on podcast: Reflections on Leadership

Rating
★★★★★
5
from
1 reviews
This podcast has
407 episodes
Language
English
Publisher
Karl Bimshas
Explicit
No
Date created
2017/08/30
Latest episode
2026/10/02
Average duration
7 min.
Release period
29 days

Description

Leadership advisor, writer, and candid accountability partner, Karl Bimshas, shares quick reflections on leadership, and interviews other busy professionals, to challenge your perspective, provide inspiration, and give insights to help you manage better and lead well.

Unlock Reflections on Leadership podcast Email contact info,
Listeners & Audience details

Email contact information

Direct podcast contact details

Listeners

Audience numbers & engagement insights

Audience details

Podcast Insights

Podcast episodes

Check latest episodes from Reflections on Leadership podcast


408. Strengthening Leadership Without Becoming a Jerk
2026/10/02
In this episode of the Reflections on Leadership podcast, Karl Bimshas discusses how you can become a stronger leader without becoming a more difficult person to work for. Effective leadership includes being able to say, "I got that wrong." Then do something about it. Acknowledge it. Understand it. Repair what needs repairing. Change what needs changing. Then keep going. Strengthening Your Leadership Without Becoming a Jerk: https://www.amazon.com/Strengthen-Your-Leadership-Without-Becoming/dp/B09978T124 *** For a free Leadership Drift Check™: https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/leadership-drift/ Leadership Resources Subscribe to the Newsletter Here: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/reflections-on-leadership-6882027877588717568/ GIVE A DAMN: https://www.amazon.com/Give-Damn-How-Lead-Better/dp/1716414555 Free 3-Part Mini-Course: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/adaptability-and-resilience-mini-course/ Leadership Workbooks: LeadershipWorkbooks.com Download “Navigating Chaos: Principled Defiance and a Call to Lead Better” https://karlbimshas.kit.com/products/navigating-chaos Order the Latest Book, “How to Stay When You Want to Quit”: https://www.amazon.com/Stay-When-Want-Quit-professionals/dp/1312485426 Other Leadership Books by Karl Bimshas: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/bimshas-books/ The Reflections on Leadership blog: bimshasconsulting.com/blog  Listen to Past Episodes: https://reflectionsonleadership.org/ Stay Up to Date and Subscribe: http://www.bimshasconsulting.com/contact/sign-up/ *** Be Social TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@karlbimshas Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/reflectionsonleadershippodcast/ LinkedIn Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/karlbimshasconsulting/ More resources => https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/links/ *** About Reflections on Leadership: Leadership Strategist and Author Karl Bimshas shares quick reflections on leadership to challenge your perspective and offer insights to help you manage better and lead well.   About Karl Bimshas Consulting: We solve leadership-created problems.  https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/join/
407. When Your Values Cost You Something
2026/09/22
In this episode of the Reflections on Leadership podcast, listen to Karl Bimshas discuss your courage and moral leadership. Most leaders can tell you what they believe. They can point to their values on a wall, in an employee handbook, or in a speech to the organization. But if you don’t responsibly stand up for those values when things get difficult, do you really have them? *** For a free Leadership Drift Check™: https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/leadership-drift/ Leadership Resources Subscribe to the Newsletter Here: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/reflections-on-leadership-6882027877588717568/ GIVE A DAMN: https://www.amazon.com/Give-Damn-How-Lead-Better/dp/1716414555 Free 3-Part Mini-Course: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/adaptability-and-resilience-mini-course/ Leadership Workbooks: LeadershipWorkbooks.com Download “Navigating Chaos: Principled Defiance and a Call to Lead Better” https://karlbimshas.kit.com/products/navigating-chaos Order the Latest Book, “How to Stay When You Want to Quit”: https://www.amazon.com/Stay-When-Want-Quit-professionals/dp/1312485426 Other Leadership Books by Karl Bimshas: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/bimshas-books/ The Reflections on Leadership blog: bimshasconsulting.com/blog  Listen to Past Episodes: https://reflectionsonleadership.org/ Stay Up to Date and Subscribe: http://www.bimshasconsulting.com/contact/sign-up/ *** Be Social TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@karlbimshas Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/reflectionsonleadershippodcast/ LinkedIn Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/karlbimshasconsulting/ More resources => https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/links/ *** About Reflections on Leadership: Leadership Strategist and Author Karl Bimshas shares quick reflections on leadership to challenge your perspective and offer insights to help you manage better and lead well.   About Karl Bimshas Consulting: We solve leadership-created problems.  https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/join/
406. The Question Is Good. The Rule Is Not.
2026/09/17
In this episode of the Reflections on Leadership podcast, listen to Karl Bimshas urge leaders to resist grading employees. Instead, explore three questions. Are they performing at the level this role requires? If they aren't, do I believe they can get there? Am I willing to do what leadership reasonably should do to find out? *** For a free Leadership Drift Check™: https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/leadership-drift/ Leadership Resources Subscribe to the Newsletter Here: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/reflections-on-leadership-6882027877588717568/ GIVE A DAMN: https://www.amazon.com/Give-Damn-How-Lead-Better/dp/1716414555 Free 3-Part Mini-Course: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/adaptability-and-resilience-mini-course/ Leadership Workbooks: LeadershipWorkbooks.com Download “Navigating Chaos: Principled Defiance and a Call to Lead Better” https://karlbimshas.kit.com/products/navigating-chaos Order the Latest Book, “How to Stay When You Want to Quit”: https://www.amazon.com/Stay-When-Want-Quit-professionals/dp/1312485426 Other Leadership Books by Karl Bimshas: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/bimshas-books/ The Reflections on Leadership blog: bimshasconsulting.com/blog  Listen to Past Episodes: https://reflectionsonleadership.org/ Stay Up to Date and Subscribe: http://www.bimshasconsulting.com/contact/sign-up/ *** Be Social TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@karlbimshas Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/reflectionsonleadershippodcast/ LinkedIn Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/karlbimshasconsulting/ More resources => https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/links/ *** About Reflections on Leadership: Leadership Strategist and Author Karl Bimshas shares quick reflections on leadership to challenge your perspective and offer insights to help you manage better and lead well.   About Karl Bimshas Consulting: We solve leadership-created problems.  https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/join/
405. Don’t Bring Me Problems Without Solutions
2026/09/15
In this episode of the Reflections on Leadership podcast, listen to Karl Bimshas discuss “Don’t Bring Me Problems Without Solutions,” the phrase leaders should stop saying. Identifying a problem and resolving it are two different skill sets.  *** For a free Leadership Drift Check™: https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/leadership-drift/ Leadership Resources Subscribe to the Newsletter Here: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/reflections-on-leadership-6882027877588717568/ GIVE A DAMN: https://www.amazon.com/Give-Damn-How-Lead-Better/dp/1716414555 Free 3-Part Mini-Course: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/adaptability-and-resilience-mini-course/ Leadership Workbooks: LeadershipWorkbooks.com Download “Navigating Chaos: Principled Defiance and a Call to Lead Better” https://karlbimshas.kit.com/products/navigating-chaos Order the Latest Book, “How to Stay When You Want to Quit”: https://www.amazon.com/Stay-When-Want-Quit-professionals/dp/1312485426 Other Leadership Books by Karl Bimshas: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/bimshas-books/ The Reflections on Leadership blog: bimshasconsulting.com/blog  Listen to Past Episodes: https://reflectionsonleadership.org/ Stay Up to Date and Subscribe: http://www.bimshasconsulting.com/contact/sign-up/ *** Be Social TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@karlbimshas Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/reflectionsonleadershippodcast/ LinkedIn Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/karlbimshasconsulting/ More resources => https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/links/ *** About Reflections on Leadership: Leadership Strategist and Author Karl Bimshas shares quick reflections on leadership to challenge your perspective and offer insights to help you manage better and lead well.   About Karl Bimshas Consulting: We solve leadership-created problems.  https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/join/
404. Who Says You’re Ready to Lead?
2026/08/31
In this episode of the Reflections on Leadership podcast, listen to Karl Bimshas on the five basic commitments to effective leadership. 1. Take responsibility for your impact. 2. Tell yourself the truth. 3. Make decisions. 4. Tell people what they need to hear. 5. Take initiative. *** For a free Leadership Drift Check™: https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/leadership-drift/ Leadership Resources Subscribe to the Newsletter Here: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/reflections-on-leadership-6882027877588717568/ GIVE A DAMN: https://www.amazon.com/Give-Damn-How-Lead-Better/dp/1716414555 Free 3-Part Mini-Course: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/adaptability-and-resilience-mini-course/ Leadership Workbooks: LeadershipWorkbooks.com Download “Navigating Chaos: Principled Defiance and a Call to Lead Better” https://karlbimshas.kit.com/products/navigating-chaos Order the Latest Book, “How to Stay When You Want to Quit”: https://www.amazon.com/Stay-When-Want-Quit-professionals/dp/1312485426 Other Leadership Books by Karl Bimshas: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/bimshas-books/ The Reflections on Leadership blog: bimshasconsulting.com/blog  Listen to Past Episodes: https://reflectionsonleadership.org/ Stay Up to Date and Subscribe: http://www.bimshasconsulting.com/contact/sign-up/ *** Be Social TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@karlbimshas Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/reflectionsonleadershippodcast/ LinkedIn Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/karlbimshasconsulting/ More resources => https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/links/ *** About Reflections on Leadership: Leadership Strategist and Author Karl Bimshas shares quick reflections on leadership to challenge your perspective and offer insights to help you manage better and lead well.   About Karl Bimshas Consulting: We solve leadership-created problems.  https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/join/
403. When Feelings Start Making Leadership Decisions
2026/08/25
In this episode of the Reflections on Leadership podcast, listen to Karl Bimshas on the seven places leaders often get stuck. 1. Indifference → Make Contact 2. Indecision → Decide 3. Doubt → Use Evidence 4. Worry → Convert 5. Over-caution → Ship 6. Pessimism → Get Data 7. Complaining → Convert or Stop These tendencies are different, but they have something in common: they can make inaction feel reasonable. That's what makes them dangerous. *** For a free Leadership Drift Check™: https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/leadership-drift/ Leadership Resources Subscribe to the Newsletter Here: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/reflections-on-leadership-6882027877588717568/ GIVE A DAMN: https://www.amazon.com/Give-Damn-How-Lead-Better/dp/1716414555 Free 3-Part Mini-Course: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/adaptability-and-resilience-mini-course/ Leadership Workbooks: LeadershipWorkbooks.com Download “Navigating Chaos: Principled Defiance and a Call to Lead Better” https://karlbimshas.kit.com/products/navigating-chaos Order the Latest Book, “How to Stay When You Want to Quit”: https://www.amazon.com/Stay-When-Want-Quit-professionals/dp/1312485426 Other Leadership Books by Karl Bimshas: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/bimshas-books/ The Reflections on Leadership blog: bimshasconsulting.com/blog  Listen to Past Episodes: https://reflectionsonleadership.org/ Stay Up to Date and Subscribe: http://www.bimshasconsulting.com/contact/sign-up/ *** Be Social TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@karlbimshas Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/reflectionsonleadershippodcast/ LinkedIn Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/karlbimshasconsulting/ More resources => https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/links/ *** About Reflections on Leadership: Leadership Strategist and Author Karl Bimshas shares quick reflections on leadership to challenge your perspective and offer insights to help you manage better and lead well.   About Karl Bimshas Consulting: We solve leadership-created problems.  https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/join/
402. Accountability Isn’t a Threat
2026/08/18
In this episode of the Reflections on Leadership podcast, listen to Karl Bimshas on effective accountability and how it works best as a positive practice that lets people confidently own their commitments, actions, and results. *** For a free Leadership Drift Check™: https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/leadership-drift/ Leadership Resources Subscribe to the Newsletter Here: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/reflections-on-leadership-6882027877588717568/ GIVE A DAMN: https://www.amazon.com/Give-Damn-How-Lead-Better/dp/1716414555 Free 3-Part Mini-Course: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/adaptability-and-resilience-mini-course/ Leadership Workbooks: LeadershipWorkbooks.com Download “Navigating Chaos: Principled Defiance and a Call to Lead Better” https://karlbimshas.kit.com/products/navigating-chaos Order the Latest Book, “How to Stay When You Want to Quit”: https://www.amazon.com/Stay-When-Want-Quit-professionals/dp/1312485426 Other Leadership Books by Karl Bimshas: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/bimshas-books/ The Reflections on Leadership blog: bimshasconsulting.com/blog  Listen to Past Episodes: https://reflectionsonleadership.org/ Stay Up to Date and Subscribe: http://www.bimshasconsulting.com/contact/sign-up/ *** Be Social TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@karlbimshas Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/reflectionsonleadershippodcast/ LinkedIn Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/karlbimshasconsulting/ More resources => https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/links/ *** About Reflections on Leadership: Leadership Strategist and Author Karl Bimshas shares quick reflections on leadership to challenge your perspective and offer insights to help you manage better and lead well.   About Karl Bimshas Consulting: We solve leadership-created problems.  https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/join/
401. Leadership Shouldn't Require People to Guess
2026/08/11
In this episode of the Reflections on Leadership podcast, listen to Karl Bimshas discuss the value of a Leadership User Guide. What do you consistently value? How do you actually make decisions? What behaviors earn your trust? What behaviors create unnecessary friction? What strengths can others depend on? Where are you still growing? What might people misunderstand about you? What kind of leader are you trying to become? *** For a free Leadership Drift Check™: https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/leadership-drift/ Leadership Resources Subscribe to the Newsletter Here: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/reflections-on-leadership-6882027877588717568/ GIVE A DAMN: https://www.amazon.com/Give-Damn-How-Lead-Better/dp/1716414555 Free 3-Part Mini-Course: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/adaptability-and-resilience-mini-course/ Leadership Workbooks: LeadershipWorkbooks.com Download “Navigating Chaos: Principled Defiance and a Call to Lead Better” https://karlbimshas.kit.com/products/navigating-chaos Order the Latest Book, “How to Stay When You Want to Quit”: https://www.amazon.com/Stay-When-Want-Quit-professionals/dp/1312485426 Other Leadership Books by Karl Bimshas: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/bimshas-books/ The Reflections on Leadership blog: bimshasconsulting.com/blog  Listen to Past Episodes: https://reflectionsonleadership.org/ Stay Up to Date and Subscribe: http://www.bimshasconsulting.com/contact/sign-up/ *** Be Social TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@karlbimshas Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/reflectionsonleadershippodcast/ LinkedIn Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/karlbimshasconsulting/ More resources => https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/links/ *** About Reflections on Leadership: Leadership Strategist and Author Karl Bimshas shares quick reflections on leadership to challenge your perspective and offer insights to help you manage better and lead well.   About Karl Bimshas Consulting: We solve leadership-created problems.  https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/join/
400. Leadership Is Discovered, Not Declared
2026/08/05
In this episode of the Reflections on Leadership podcast, listen to Karl Bimshas discuss why leaders must not write off others prematurely, nor push them into management simply because they excel at something else. *** For a free Leadership Drift Check™: https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/leadership-drift/ Leadership Resources Subscribe to the Newsletter Here: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/reflections-on-leadership-6882027877588717568/ GIVE A DAMN: https://www.amazon.com/Give-Damn-How-Lead-Better/dp/1716414555 Free 3-Part Mini-Course: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/adaptability-and-resilience-mini-course/ Leadership Workbooks: LeadershipWorkbooks.com Download “Navigating Chaos: Principled Defiance and a Call to Lead Better” https://karlbimshas.kit.com/products/navigating-chaos Order the Latest Book, “How to Stay When You Want to Quit”: https://www.amazon.com/Stay-When-Want-Quit-professionals/dp/1312485426 Other Leadership Books by Karl Bimshas: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/bimshas-books/ The Reflections on Leadership blog: bimshasconsulting.com/blog  Listen to Past Episodes: https://reflectionsonleadership.org/ Stay Up to Date and Subscribe: http://www.bimshasconsulting.com/contact/sign-up/ *** Be Social TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@karlbimshas Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/reflectionsonleadershippodcast/ LinkedIn Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/karlbimshasconsulting/ More resources => https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/links/ *** About Reflections on Leadership: Leadership Strategist and Author Karl Bimshas shares quick reflections on leadership to challenge your perspective and offer insights to help you manage better and lead well.   About Karl Bimshas Consulting: We solve leadership-created problems.  https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/join/
399. Why Leadership Drift Is the Real Risk
2026/03/05
399. Why Leadership Drift Is the Real Risk In this episode of the Reflections on Leadership podcast, listen to Karl Bimshas discuss “Why Leadership Drift Is the Real Risk,” from the digest, “ESSAYS ON: Power, Authority, and Leadership Integrity.”  Order the Digest ESSAYS ON: Power, Authority, and Leadership Integrity is a collected series of leadership essays examining the misuse of power, the erosion of accountability, and the conditions that separate legitimate authority from coercion. Written for serious leaders, professionals, and decision-makers, this volume challenges performative leadership and reasserts standards of responsibility, restraint, and stewardship. Rather than offering motivational rhetoric, the work provides diagnostic clarity and principled critique for leaders operating in high-stakes environments. This collection is part of Karl Bimshas Consulting’s ongoing Reflections on Leadership series and connects to the broader Karl Bimshas Leadership System framework. *** Download “Navigating Chaos: Principled Defiance and a Call to Lead Better” https://karlbimshas.kit.com/products/navigating-chaos For a free Leadership Drift Check™: https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/leadership-drift/ In a time when the allure of authoritarianism looms large, "Essays On: Anti-Authoritarian Leadership" offers a powerful and timely rebuttal.  https://www.lulu.com/shop/karl-bimshas/essays-on-anti-authoritarian-leadership/paperback/product-w4vd268.html?page=1&pageSize=4 Order the Latest Book, “How to Stay When You Want to Quit”: https://www.amazon.com/Stay-When-Want-Quit-professionals/dp/1312485426 Disposable Journal Weekend Edition: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/disposable-journal-weekend-edition/ Leadership Development Resources Subscribe to the Newsletter Here: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/reflections-on-leadership-6882027877588717568/ Disposable Journal: www.disposablejournal.com GIVE A DAMN: https://www.amazon.com/Give-Damn-How-Lead-Better/dp/1716414555 Free 3-Part Mini-Course: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/adaptability-and-resilience-mini-course/ Leadership Workbooks: LeadershipWorkbooks.com Other Leadership Books by Karl Bimshas: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/bimshas-books/ The Reflections on Leadership blog: bimshasconsulting.com/blog  Listen to Past Episodes: https://reflectionsonleadership.org/ Stay Up to Date and Subscribe: http://www.bimshasconsulting.com/contact/sign-up/ *** Be Social TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@karlbimshas Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/reflectionsonleadershippodcast/ LinkedIn Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/karlbimshasconsulting/ More resources => https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/links/ *** About Reflections on Leadership: Leadership Strategist and Author Karl Bimshas shares quick reflections on leadership to challenge your perspective and offer insights to help you manage better and lead well.   About Karl Bimshas Consulting: Our vision is to create environments where great leaders outnumber lousy leaders and better leadership is the norm, not the exception. Your support for the Reflections on Leadership podcast helps us move closer to that vision. Thank you!  https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/join/
398. Authority Doesn’t Move Anything
2026/02/28
In this episode of the Reflections on Leadership podcast, listen to Karl Bimshas discuss “Authority Doesn’t Move Anything,” from the digest, “ESSAYS ON: Power, Authority, and Leadership Integrity.”  Order the Digest ESSAYS ON: Power, Authority, and Leadership Integrity is a collected series of leadership essays examining the misuse of power, the erosion of accountability, and the conditions that separate legitimate authority from coercion. Written for serious leaders, professionals, and decision-makers, this volume challenges performative leadership and reasserts standards of responsibility, restraint, and stewardship. Rather than offering motivational rhetoric, the work provides diagnostic clarity and principled critique for leaders operating in high-stakes environments. This collection is part of Karl Bimshas Consulting’s ongoing Reflections on Leadership series and connects to the broader Karl Bimshas Leadership System framework. *** Download “Navigating Chaos: Principled Defiance and a Call to Lead Better” https://karlbimshas.kit.com/products/navigating-chaos For a free Leadership Drift Check™: https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/leadership-drift/ In a time when the allure of authoritarianism looms large, "Essays On: Anti-Authoritarian Leadership" offers a powerful and timely rebuttal.  https://www.lulu.com/shop/karl-bimshas/essays-on-anti-authoritarian-leadership/paperback/product-w4vd268.html?page=1&pageSize=4 Order the Latest Book, “How to Stay When You Want to Quit”: https://www.amazon.com/Stay-When-Want-Quit-professionals/dp/1312485426 Disposable Journal Weekend Edition: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/disposable-journal-weekend-edition/ Leadership Development Resources Subscribe to the Newsletter Here: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/reflections-on-leadership-6882027877588717568/ Disposable Journal: www.disposablejournal.com GIVE A DAMN: https://www.amazon.com/Give-Damn-How-Lead-Better/dp/1716414555 Free 3-Part Mini-Course: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/adaptability-and-resilience-mini-course/ Leadership Workbooks: LeadershipWorkbooks.com Other Leadership Books by Karl Bimshas: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/bimshas-books/ The Reflections on Leadership blog: bimshasconsulting.com/blog  Listen to Past Episodes: https://reflectionsonleadership.org/ Stay Up to Date and Subscribe: http://www.bimshasconsulting.com/contact/sign-up/ *** Be Social TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@karlbimshas Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/reflectionsonleadershippodcast/ LinkedIn Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/karlbimshasconsulting/ More resources => https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/links/ *** About Reflections on Leadership: Leadership Strategist and Author Karl Bimshas shares quick reflections on leadership to challenge your perspective and offer insights to help you manage better and lead well.   About Karl Bimshas Consulting: Our vision is to create environments where great leaders outnumber lousy leaders and better leadership is the norm, not the exception. Your support for the Reflections on Leadership podcast helps us move closer to that vision. Thank you!  https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/join/
397. Silence Is Not Leadership
2026/02/27
In this episode of the Reflections on Leadership podcast, listen to Karl Bimshas discuss “Silence Is Not Leadership,” the Introduction to the digest, “ESSAYS ON: Power, Authority, and Leadership Integrity.”  Order the Digest ESSAYS ON: Power, Authority, and Leadership Integrity is a collected series of leadership essays examining the misuse of power, the erosion of accountability, and the conditions that separate legitimate authority from coercion. Written for serious leaders, professionals, and decision-makers, this volume challenges performative leadership and reasserts standards of responsibility, restraint, and stewardship. Rather than offering motivational rhetoric, the work provides diagnostic clarity and principled critique for leaders operating in high-stakes environments. This collection is part of Karl Bimshas Consulting’s ongoing Reflections on Leadership series and connects to the broader Karl Bimshas Leadership System framework. *** Download “Navigating Chaos: Principled Defiance and a Call to Lead Better” https://karlbimshas.kit.com/products/navigating-chaos For a free Leadership Drift Check™: https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/leadership-drift/ In a time when the allure of authoritarianism looms large, "Essays On: Anti-Authoritarian Leadership" offers a powerful and timely rebuttal.  https://www.lulu.com/shop/karl-bimshas/essays-on-anti-authoritarian-leadership/paperback/product-w4vd268.html?page=1&pageSize=4 Order the Latest Book, “How to Stay When You Want to Quit”: https://www.amazon.com/Stay-When-Want-Quit-professionals/dp/1312485426 Disposable Journal Weekend Edition: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/disposable-journal-weekend-edition/ Leadership Development Resources Subscribe to the Newsletter Here: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/reflections-on-leadership-6882027877588717568/ Disposable Journal: www.disposablejournal.com GIVE A DAMN: https://www.amazon.com/Give-Damn-How-Lead-Better/dp/1716414555 Free 3-Part Mini-Course: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/adaptability-and-resilience-mini-course/ Leadership Workbooks: LeadershipWorkbooks.com Other Leadership Books by Karl Bimshas: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/bimshas-books/ The Reflections on Leadership blog: bimshasconsulting.com/blog  Listen to Past Episodes: https://reflectionsonleadership.org/ Stay Up to Date and Subscribe: http://www.bimshasconsulting.com/contact/sign-up/ *** Be Social TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@karlbimshas Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/reflectionsonleadershippodcast/ LinkedIn Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/karlbimshasconsulting/ More resources => https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/links/ *** About Reflections on Leadership: Leadership Strategist and Author Karl Bimshas shares quick reflections on leadership to challenge your perspective and offer insights to help you manage better and lead well.   About Karl Bimshas Consulting: Our vision is to create environments where great leaders outnumber lousy leaders and better leadership is the norm, not the exception. Your support for the Reflections on Leadership podcast helps us move closer to that vision. Thank you!  https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/join/
396. Navigating Chaos: A Call to Resistance Leadership
2025/10/10
396. Navigating Chaos: A Call to Resistance Leadership In this episode of the Reflections on Leadership podcast, listen to Karl Bimshas deliver “Navigating Chaos: A Call to Resistance Leadership,” as he challenges complacency and calls for leaders to practice principled defiance grounded in clarity, accountability, and integrity. He urges leaders to resist fear, apathy, and moral compromise by embodying sustainable resistance through Joy, Action, Care, and Knowledge, and by leading with courage, conviction, and responsibility in times of chaos. Download “Navigating Chaos: Principled Defiance and a Call to Lead Better” https://karlbimshas.kit.com/products/navigating-chaos *** For a free Leadership Drift Check™: https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/leadership-drift/ In a time when the allure of authoritarianism looms large, "Essays On: Anti-Authoritarian Leadership" offers a powerful and timely rebuttal.  https://www.lulu.com/shop/karl-bimshas/essays-on-anti-authoritarian-leadership/paperback/product-w4vd268.html?page=1&pageSize=4 Order the Latest Book, “How to Stay When You Want to Quit”: https://www.amazon.com/Stay-When-Want-Quit-professionals/dp/1312485426 Disposable Journal Weekend Edition: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/disposable-journal-weekend-edition/ Leadership Development Resources Subscribe to the Newsletter Here: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/reflections-on-leadership-6882027877588717568/ Disposable Journal: www.disposablejournal.com GIVE A DAMN: https://www.amazon.com/Give-Damn-How-Lead-Better/dp/1716414555 Free 3-Part Mini-Course: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/adaptability-and-resilience-mini-course/ Leadership Workbooks: LeadershipWorkbooks.com Other Leadership Books by Karl Bimshas: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/bimshas-books/ The Reflections on Leadership blog: bimshasconsulting.com/blog  Listen to Past Episodes: https://reflectionsonleadership.org/ Stay Up to Date and Subscribe: http://www.bimshasconsulting.com/contact/sign-up/ *** Be Social TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@karlbimshas Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/reflectionsonleadershippodcast/ LinkedIn Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/karlbimshasconsulting/ More resources => https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/links/ *** About Reflections on Leadership: Leadership advisor, writer, and candid accountability partner Karl Bimshas shares quick reflections on leadership and interviews other busy professionals to challenge your perspective, provide inspiration, and give insights to help you manage better and lead well.   About Karl Bimshas Consulting: Our vision is to create environments where great leaders outnumber lousy leaders and better leadership is the norm, not the exception. Your support of the Reflections on Leadership podcast helps move us closer to that vision. Thank you! Contact us: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/contact/
395. Beyond Vengeance and Denial
2025/09/12
In this episode of the Reflections on Leadership podcast, when accountability is lacking and justice feels unfair, the desire for vengeance grows. Therefore, we must work to rebuild our systems and ourselves with greater patience, fairness, and humanity to avoid a total breakdown. For a free Leadership Drift Check™: https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/leadership-drift/ *** In a time when the allure of authoritarianism looms large, "Essays On: Anti-Authoritarian Leadership" offers a powerful and timely rebuttal.  https://www.lulu.com/shop/karl-bimshas/essays-on-anti-authoritarian-leadership/paperback/product-w4vd268.html?page=1&pageSize=4 Order the Latest Book, “How to Stay When You Want to Quit”: https://www.amazon.com/Stay-When-Want-Quit-professionals/dp/1312485426 Disposable Journal Weekend Edition: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/disposable-journal-weekend-edition/ Leadership Development Resources Subscribe to the Newsletter Here: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/reflections-on-leadership-6882027877588717568/ Disposable Journal: www.disposablejournal.com GIVE A DAMN: https://www.amazon.com/Give-Damn-How-Lead-Better/dp/1716414555 Free 3-Part Mini-Course: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/adaptability-and-resilience-mini-course/ Leadership Workbooks: LeadershipWorkbooks.com Other Leadership Books by Karl Bimshas: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/bimshas-books/ The Reflections on Leadership blog: bimshasconsulting.com/blog  Listen to Past Episodes: https://reflectionsonleadership.org/ Stay Up to Date and Subscribe: http://www.bimshasconsulting.com/contact/sign-up/ *** Be Social TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@karlbimshas Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/reflectionsonleadershippodcast/ LinkedIn Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/karlbimshasconsulting/ More resources => https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/links/ *** About Reflections on Leadership: Leadership advisor, writer, and candid accountability partner Karl Bimshas shares quick reflections on leadership and interviews other busy professionals to challenge your perspective, provide inspiration, and give insights to help you manage better and lead well.   About Karl Bimshas Consulting: Our vision is to create environments where great leaders outnumber lousy leaders and better leadership is the norm, not the exception. Your support of the Reflections on Leadership podcast helps move us closer to that vision. Thank you! Contact us: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/contact/
394. The Cost of Leadership Drift
2025/09/04
In this episode of the Reflections on Leadership podcast, Karl explains how Leadership Drift is the slow, often unnoticed erosion of direction, communication, and accountability that undermines trust, engagement, and results; unless leaders act to correct it. For a free Leadership Drift Check™: https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/leadership-drift/ *** In a time when the allure of authoritarianism looms large, "Essays On: Anti-Authoritarian Leadership" offers a powerful and timely rebuttal.  https://www.lulu.com/shop/karl-bimshas/essays-on-anti-authoritarian-leadership/paperback/product-w4vd268.html?page=1&pageSize=4 Order the Latest Book, “How to Stay When You Want to Quit”: https://www.amazon.com/Stay-When-Want-Quit-professionals/dp/1312485426 Disposable Journal Weekend Edition: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/disposable-journal-weekend-edition/ Leadership Development Resources Subscribe to the Newsletter Here: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/reflections-on-leadership-6882027877588717568/ Disposable Journal: www.disposablejournal.com GIVE A DAMN: https://www.amazon.com/Give-Damn-How-Lead-Better/dp/1716414555 Free 3-Part Mini-Course: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/adaptability-and-resilience-mini-course/ Leadership Workbooks: LeadershipWorkbooks.com Other Leadership Books by Karl Bimshas: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/bimshas-books/ The Reflections on Leadership blog: bimshasconsulting.com/blog  Listen to Past Episodes: https://reflectionsonleadership.org/ Stay Up to Date and Subscribe: http://www.bimshasconsulting.com/contact/sign-up/ *** Be Social TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@karlbimshas Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/reflectionsonleadershippodcast/ LinkedIn Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/karlbimshasconsulting/ More resources => https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/links/ *** About Reflections on Leadership: Leadership advisor, writer, and candid accountability partner Karl Bimshas shares quick reflections on leadership and interviews other busy professionals to challenge your perspective, provide inspiration, and give insights to help you manage better and lead well.   About Karl Bimshas Consulting: Our vision is to create environments where great leaders outnumber lousy leaders and better leadership is the norm, not the exception. Your support of the Reflections on Leadership podcast helps move us closer to that vision. Thank you! Contact us: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/contact/

Podcast reviews

Read Reflections on Leadership podcast reviews


5 out of 5
1 reviews

Podcast sponsorship advertising

Start advertising on Reflections on Leadership relevant audience podcasts


What do you want to promote?