It doesn’t take a genius.
Employee engagement, customer experience and more from two business coaches. Mike and Mark turn business trends, research and theory into practical actions you can apply at work.
Employee engagement, customer experience and more from two business coaches. Mike and Mark turn business trends, research and theory into practical actions you can apply at work.
Episodes
Jul 21, 2026
5 Responses to Change: The Leader as Navigator
Jul 21, 2026
Jul 21, 2026
33 min
You've seen these responses to change in your workplace or home.
Change creates uncertainty, and people tend to respond as a Victim, Critic, Bystander, Charger or Navigator.
When change shows up at work, who do you become? And how can you respond to the others?
Interested in coaching or training on these topics for you or your team? We'd love to hear from you! Email Mike and Mark.
Jul 21, 2026
33 min
Jul 14, 2026
Jul 14, 2026
43 min
A simple test helped Mike realize he was one of perhaps only 4 percent of the world's population. Since his youth, he had turned it into a superpower. Do you have any in your workplace?
Interested in coaching or training on these topics for you or your team? We'd love to hear from you! Email Mike and Mark.
Jul 14, 2026
43 min
Jul 7, 2026
Jul 7, 2026
42 min
Mark coding with AI--without any experience?
Getting clarity about professional successes worth celebrating and professional opportunities for more fulfillment, balance and satisfaction?
Yes to both!
Take the Self-Assessment here.
(Adapted from Co-Active Coaching (3rd ed.) © 2011 by Henry Kimsey-House, Karen Kimsey-House and Phillip Sandahl--fourth edition sold here.)
Interested in coaching or training on these topics for you or your team? We'd love to hear from you! Email Mike and Mark.
Jul 7, 2026
42 min
Jun 30, 2026
Jun 30, 2026
26 min
One of the foundational stories of our civilization spells out how the ancients thought about honor.
And as our culture changes, these stories will give you insight into how your employees and coworkers think about honor.
Interested in coaching or training on these topics for you or your team? We'd love to hear from you! Email Mike and Mark.
Jun 30, 2026
26 min
Jun 23, 2026
How employees can sabotage, CIA-style
Jun 23, 2026
Jun 23, 2026
45 min
Did you know the precursor to the CIA gave people a manual for turning workplaces in enemy countries into a living, breathing "Office Space?"
Are you prepared to protect your workplace against them?
Part 3 of 3, where we finally get to the subject of employee sabotage. Spoiler: Office workers get their own entire section in the OSS manual. ...
Interested in coaching or training on these topics for you or your team? We'd love to hear from you! Email Mike and Mark.
Jun 23, 2026
45 min
Jun 16, 2026
The spy's guide to being a dysfunctional leader
Jun 16, 2026
Jun 16, 2026
42 min
Did you know the precursor to the CIA gave people a manual for turning workplaces in enemy countries into a living, breathing "Office Space?" Are you prepared to protect your workplace against them?
Back by popular demand, this is now part 2 of 3: How to sabotage your workplace as a manager!
Interested in coaching or training on these topics for you or your team? We'd love to hear from you! Email Mike and Mark.
Jun 16, 2026
42 min
Jun 9, 2026
Jun 9, 2026
55 min
Introducing to the IDTAG audience: our friend, Till Kahrs. It's impossible to summarize Till with a profession, or an achievement, or a story. But he has a lot of all three.
Tune in to hear some amazing stories of his hit songs, his TV appearances and the things he did that allowed him to transition from one success to another. (Hint: It involves a lot of what he trains on: mindset, communication skills and a touch of "focused wooing.")
Till's book
Till's YouTube channel
Interested in coaching or training on these topics for you or your team? We'd love to hear from you! Email Mike and Mark.
Jun 9, 2026
55 min
Jun 2, 2026
Jun 2, 2026
21 min
Did you know the precursor to the CIA gave people a manual for turning workplaces in enemy countries into a living, breathing "Office Space?"
Are you prepared to protect your workplace against them?
Interested in coaching or training on these topics for you or your team? We'd love to hear from you! Email Mike and Mark. Email: mike@successamplified.com and mark@hipsocket.net.
Jun 2, 2026
21 min
May 26, 2026
May 26, 2026
19 min
What makes the Will Guidara story and his book "Unreasonable Hospitality" so compelling--and so useful?
We share insights we've used from the book. Mark had the opportunity to train under Will Guidara and shares what he learned from Will's team.
https://www.unreasonablehospitality.com/books
Interested in coaching or training on these topics for you or your team? We'd love to hear from you! Email Mike and Mark.
May 26, 2026
19 min
May 19, 2026
May 19, 2026
28 min
Will Guidara's bestseller now has a field guide! Tune in to hear some of the surprises you can expect in this excellent follow-up. https://www.unreasonablehospitality.com/books
Interested in coaching or training on these topics for you or your team? We'd love to hear from you! Email Mike and Mark.
May 19, 2026
28 min



