Michael Hoffman
Beyond Leadership - Adopting a Coaching Mindset
Beyond Leadership: Adopting A Coaching Mindset is a leadership podcast about how real decisions are made. Instead of interviews about careers, success stories, or advice, each episode focuses on one specific moment when a leader faced a difficult situation — a constraint, a tradeoff, or a decision with real consequences. Host Michael Hoffman approaches these conversations with the mindset of a coach. The goal is not to celebrate achievements or extract leadership tips. The goal is to understand how people think when they are inside the decision itself. Guests include founders, CEOs, senior executives, and experienced operators from a wide range of industries. They describe the exact situation they were facing, the options they considered, what made the decision difficult, and how they navigated uncertainty. Through careful questioning, the conversation reveals something rarely visible in traditional leadership interviews: the internal process behind judgment. Listeners hear the tradeoffs leaders weigh, the doubts that surface, the second-order consequences they consider, and the moment when clarity begins to form. This podcast is for thoughtful leaders who want to understand how serious decisions are actually made — not in hindsight, but while they are happening. - Curious about coaching? Book a 15 minute introductory conversation with Michael: https://calendly.com/scaleyou/mgpod Explore THE #1 source for professional and peer coaching - and become one yourself at PeerPlaza: https://peerplaza.com Want to step away from the noise and rethink leadership? Join one of our Coaching and Walking Retreats: https://scaleyouretreats.com Learn more about coaching, mentoring, and human–AI collaboration in Michael Hoffman’s book: The Power of Coaching and Mentoring: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C28S43G5?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_FJSXJ63FPQA26258WQJC Get in touch: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhoffmanexecutivecoach/ Email: info@scaleyou.org
Michael Hoffman 2026
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