What separates a good leader from one people never forget? In this episode of The Leadership Toolkit, Mike Phillips is joined by two great friends of the show—Mike Ashie (Leadership With Mike) and Jim Burgoon (Lead With Jim)—for a powerful, real-world conversation on transformative leadership.

This isn’t about titles, authority, or short-term results. It’s about becoming the kind of leader who changes people at the identity level—not just their performance.

Together, they break down:

• The difference between positional, transactional, and transformative leadership
• Why changing belief matters more than changing behavior
• How culture is created through experience—not just intention
• The importance of courageous conversations and honest feedback
• Why resilience in leadership sets the tone for your entire team

Plus, Mike introduces his 4 Pillars of Transformative Leadership:

✔ Identity Before Activity

✔ Culture Over Control

✔ Courageous Conversations

✔ Resilience in Action

🧰 Tools of the Trade

1. Lead Identity First - Develop who your people are becoming, not just what they’re producing.
2. Define Culture Through Experience - Your team believes what they experience, not what you say.
3. Have the Conversation - Avoiding hard conversations delays growth—for everyone.
4. Model the Response - Your reaction to adversity becomes your team’s blueprint.
5. Build Belief, Not Just Behavior - Confidence and ownership create long-term transformation.

If you’re leading a team—or want to become a better leader—this episode will challenge you to look inward, take ownership, and grow the people around you.

Because at the end of the day…
Leadership is not about leaving a mark. It’s about leaving people better.

Special Guests:

Mike Ashie – Leadership With Mike
https://www.youtube.com/c/LeadershipwithMike

Jim Burgoon – Lead With Jim
https://www.youtube.com/c/LeadWithJim

Mike Phillips

Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠mike@TheLeadshipToolkit.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin.com/in/LeadTheTeam⁠⁠⁠⁠

Twitter: ⁠⁠@LeadershipTLT⁠

YouTube: ⁠YouTube.com/@MikePhillips

Credits:

Hosted by Mike Phillips

Produced by The Leadership Toolkit Team

Guests: Mike Ashie & Jim Burgoon

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What separates elite performers from everyone else?

In this episode of The Leadership Toolkit, host Mike Phillips sits down with internationally recognized mental performance coach Gary Chupik to explore the mindset, discipline, and self-leadership required to perform at the highest levels in business, sports, and life.

Gary has coached athletes, executives, and high performers connected with organizations such as the Houston Texans, Washington Huskies, Stanford University, Seattle Mariners, Microsoft, Amazon, Boeing, and many others. Drawing from both sports psychology and leadership development, he shares practical strategies that leaders can apply immediately to build confidence, maintain focus, and improve performance.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What mindset really is and how it shapes behavior
• Why confidence is built through preparation and proof
• The Win the Day framework for building daily momentum
• Why success is directional, not positional
• The difference between positivity and true optimism
• Why self-leadership is the foundation of elite leadership

If you want to perform at a higher level, build confidence, and develop the discipline of elite performers, this conversation delivers practical insights you can apply immediately.

Contact Information:

Gary Chupik

Website: https://www.EliteMindsetNation.com/

One Day Elevate: https://www.OneDayElevate.com/

LinkedIn: Linkedin.com/in/GaryChupik

Mike Phillips

Email: mike@TheLeadershipToolkit.com

LinkedIn: https://LinkedIn.com/in/LeadTheTeam

Twitter: https://x.com/LeadershipTLT

YouTube: https://YouTube.com/@MikePhillips

Credits:

Hosted by Mike Phillips

Produced by The Leadership Toolkit Team

Guest: Gary Chupik, Elite Mindset Coach and Leadership Mastermind!

Watch more episodes of The Leadership Toolkit at:
https://spotify.TheLeadershipToolkit.com

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In this episode of The Leadership Toolkit, host Mike Phillips sits down with RJon Robins, cofounder and CEO of How To Manage Enterprises, to break down one of the most overlooked leadership skills in business: clear thinking.

RJon leads an award-winning eight-figure company that helps entrepreneurs and law firm owners scale their businesses from startup to multimillion-dollar operations. In this conversation, he shares powerful insights from working with hundreds of business leaders and introduces a simple but revealing framework that helps expose the thinking errors that quietly sabotage organizations.

At the center of this discussion is a deceptively simple question: Is your business being driven by truth, lies, mistakes, or BS?

RJon explains the critical differences between these concepts and how confusion between them leads to poor leadership decisions, broken marketing strategies, hiring mistakes, and financial problems. He also introduces a practical leadership test that helps you quickly identify weak assumptions before they become costly mistakes.

You will also hear about the seven core parts of every business, why the owner’s mindset is the most important component of success, and why a truly successful business must serve the owner financially, personally, and professionally.

If you are an entrepreneur, business owner, or leader trying to grow your organization while making better decisions, this episode will challenge your thinking and equip you with practical tools to lead more effectively.

🧰 Tools of the Trade: Key Leadership Insights from This Episode

• The 7 parts of every business and how leaders must keep them aligned
• Why a business should serve the owner, not trap them in a job
• The difference between truth, telling the truth, mistakes, and lies
• What BS in business decision making actually looks like
• The powerful “Why or How do you know?” test leaders can use to expose weak assumptions

This conversation is packed with practical leadership insights and powerful mindset shifts that every entrepreneur should hear.

Contact Information:

Rjon Robins

Website: HowToManage.com

LinkedIn: Linkedin.com/in/RjonRobins

Check out the book!: https://www.truthliesmistakesorbs.com/theleadershiptoolkit

Mike Phillips

Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠mike@TheLeadshipToolkit.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin.com/in/LeadTheTeam⁠⁠⁠⁠

Twitter: ⁠⁠@LeadershipTLT⁠

YouTube: ⁠YouTube.com/@MikePhillips

Credits:

Hosted by Mike Phillips

Produced by The Leadership Toolkit Team

Guest: Rjon Robins, Business Clarity Architect and Professional BS Detector

Watch more episodes of The Leadership Toolkit at https://spotify.TheLeadershipToolkit.com

If you enjoyed this episode please consider leaving a 5-star review!

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* Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by guests on this show are solely those of the guest(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the host, producers, or any affiliated parties. The host and production team make no representations as to the accuracy or completeness of any information discussed by guests on the show. Listener discretion is advised.

*** Affiliate Disclaimer: Some of the links listed go to my websites and some are affiliate links that may generate me a sales commission if you make a purchase.