Dominate Your Day

Updated: 17 Jul 2025 • 299 episodes
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Research shows that employees and individuals typically burn out because they aren't making an impact. It’s hard to make a difference in the world when you’re feeling disconnected and burned out, which is why Dana Williams has leveraged 10 years of practice as a Clifton Strengths Coach and 25 years at Southwest Airlines helping people live into their values at work and at home and have created proprietary frameworks, courses, and tools to help individuals and companies do the same. Dana interviews difference makers who have transformed their lives from the inside out made an impact on the world, and dominate their day.

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In today's episode, our guest Chris Gillen, a self-described 'cultural firestarter' and author of 'The Villain Trap: How Leaders Lose Power Through Blame—and How to Take It Back. shares his journey from growing up in a family of intentional victims to becoming a passionate advocate for accountability and transparency i

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The Question That Changed Everything What if the key to unlocking your team's potential isn’t in having the right answers—but in asking the right questions? One operations director was stuck in 70-hour workweeks, constantly solving problems her team wouldn’t take on.  Everything changed when she asked just one powerful

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My guest today is Adam McGraw. Adam shares his compelling journey from being an executive at American Express to building his own unique community called Crew. He recounts key moments, such as stumbling upon the influential book 'Positive Intelligence' and his life-changing meeting with the author, which led him to int

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The Listening Blind Spot Costing You Breakthrough Ideas You’re asking for innovation—but are you really hearing it? There is a hidden communication gap that many leaders miss: the listening blind spot. One executive couldn’t understand why his team wasn’t sharing bold ideas—until he realized his own responses were shut

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Picture this: A brilliant CEO delivers a flawless presentation—every slide polished, every fact spot-on. But the room is distracted. Why? Because while her competence was clear, her connection wasn’t. This week, we’re exploring a powerful truth: when it comes to communication, people don’t follow your expertise—they fo

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Today I talk with Liz Weber, a renowned leadership coach and strategic thinker. Liz, recognized among the Top 30 global leadership gurus, shares her insights on the current workplace challenges faced by leaders. The discussion delves into succession planning, the importance of culture, and how to navigate complex leade

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