Great teams start with leaders people want to work for.
Join Victoria Cluney as she explores leadership psychology, team performance and the systems to attract, select and keep great people.
Through step-by-step guidance, honest conversations, speeches and real-world examples, you’ll uncover the patterns shaping how you lead and learn practical ways to bring out the best in yourself and your team.
Drawing on nearly 25 years of military service, retiring as a senior officer with experience in personnel selection and a master’s in organizational psychology, Victoria connects the personal work of becoming a better leader with the practical work of building a high-performing organization.
Whether you’re a CEO, business owner or team leader, you’ll gain insights and tools to see more clearly, lead more intentionally and turn what you learn into action.
Person-Job Fit vs. Person-Organization Fit: Why Good Employees Struggle
A good employee can struggle in a role that was never right for them. In this episode I break down the difference between person-job fit and person-organization fit, and why the distinction matters when someone on your team is underperforming. A business owner was buried in people problems, admin, and client work. One employee was struggling in sales, but she cared about the company, connected well with the team, and had strong people skills. Instead of treating her performance as the whole s...
28 Oct 2026
#5 - The Hidden Patterns Shaping How You Lead
If you replaced your entire team tomorrow, but stayed the same leader, how long would it take for the same problems to show up again? It’s easy to look at your team and think the problem is the people. But your team is responding to the patterns you set every day. The way you handle mistakes. The way you give approval. The things you let slide. You might want people to take ownership, speak honestly, and step up. But if your actions teach them it’s safer to wait, stay quiet, or avoid making...
28 Oct 2026
Your Company Culture Is Telling Good Employees Whether to Stay
Good people are not just looking for a paycheque. They’re looking for a team they’re proud to be part of. If you’re struggling to attract or keep great employees, your company values might be part of the problem. In this episode, I share what nearly 25 years of assessing human performance in the Canadian Armed Forces taught me about building teams people actually want to belong to. We’ll look at why vague values like “integrity” and “excellence” aren’t enough, how to turn your values into cle...
20 Oct 2026
#3 - Handling an Underperforming Employee You Can't Lose
The employee you’re afraid to lose might be the reason your best people leave. If you’re a business owner who has ever kept a difficult employee because you felt like you couldn’t afford to lose them, you probably know exactly how uncomfortable this situation can be. You’re already short staffed. You’re already struggling to find good people. So you keep making exceptions. You have another conversation. You give them another chance. But your best employees are watching. They see who gets held...
19 Oct 2026
#1 - Before You Fire Another Employee, Fix This First
If you own a trade or service business, there’s a good chance you spend way too much of your time solving people problems. Missed deadlines. Poor communication. Employees not taking ownership. Standards slipping. The same problems showing up over and over again. And eventually, you start wondering if you have the wrong people. But before you fire another employee, there’s something you need to figure out first. Is this actually a people problem, or is it a leadership, culture, or communic...
19 Oct 2026
#2 - The Three Strike Framework: How to Correct Employee Problems the First Time
If you own a trade or service business, there’s a good chance you’ve had an employee who keeps making the same mistake. You address it. Things improve for a week. Then the same problem happens again. Late starts. Missed steps. Poor communication. Sloppy work. Ignoring a standard you’ve already talked about multiple times. Eventually, you get frustrated and start wondering, “How many chances am I supposed to give this person?” That’s exactly why I created the Three Strike Framework. Aft...
22 Jul 2026
#7 - Stephanie Seguin | When Your Biggest Challenge Becomes Your Purpose
What happens when the biggest breakthrough in your business collides with the hardest season of your life? Stefanie Seguin shares how shifting her mindset transformed her interior design business just before her daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Together we talk about resilience, leadership, fear, motherhood, and why purpose often grows from pain. If you've ever wondered whether you can keep chasing your dreams while carrying life's biggest challenges, this episode will remind you ...
3 Jun 2026
#6 - Lindsey Kaupp | The Hidden Cost of Always Proving Yourself
She spent years helping people heal while silently believing her own pain was normal. In this conversation, Lindsay Kelp opens up about the hidden connection between pelvic health, nervous system regulation, motherhood, identity, and high performance. What starts as a conversation about pelvic floor therapy quickly becomes something much deeper. A raw look at how many ambitious people normalize suffering while constantly trying to prove themselves. Lindsay shares what it was like living wit...
6 May 2026
#5 - Shane Cyr | When Showing Up Became Too Heavy
He was the one everyone counted on. And it came at a cost. Shane Cyr grew up learning that being dependable meant being valued. Raised by a single mom with an absent father, he stepped into responsibility early. Leader. Athlete. The guy who never dropped the ball. But when he lost a starting role at ten years old, something shifted. He didn’t slow down. He pushed harder. That drive followed him into adulthood. Success in business. Respect from others. But underneath it, something felt off. “I...
4 Apr 2026
#4 - Pt.2 Mark & Josee Johnson | Building Together: From Surviving To Thriving
Mark Johnson didn't start Johnson Construction with a playbook. He started with grit, poor health, no time for himself and his family....and eventually hit a wall. In this 2 part episode, Mark is joined by his wife and business partner, Josee. They share the honest story of how they moved from survival to stability, and what it cost them along the way. They get into the power of having a strong second-in-command, why trusting your team is harder than it sounds, and how standardizing y...
21 Jan 2026
#3 - Mark Johnson | From Home Renovations to Rebuilding Himself
This is one of the most raw conversations we’ve ever had on the BILD What Matters Podcast. Mark opens up about losing his father to suicide, watching his mother’s health decline, navigating a brother’s homelessness, and how that pain shaped years of spiralling, addiction, and self-destruction. He also shares the turning point, the wife who stayed (Josee), the moment he finally chose change, and how business coaching and personal development helped him rebuild from the inside out. Today, Mark ...
1 Jan 2026
#2 - Katie Faloon-Drew | When Doing It All Breaks You: A Habit Change Experts Wake Up Call
Katie Faloon‑Drew built a life that checked every box: degrees, marriage, kids, a safe government job, the house with the white picket fence. She didn’t realize she was drowning until she broke. After years of chasing “I’ll be happy when,” she hit a full mental breakdown that left her unable to function and terrified to ask for time off. Therapy, medication, and energy work pulled her out. She rebuilt slowly, learning that confidence isn’t a look; it’s a habit. Katie now coaches high ac...
22 Dec 2025
#1 - Victoria Cluney | From Numb to Honest: Taking Off The Mask
Why start now? Because hiding hurts. After a two‑day healing retreat, I posted an 11‑minute video and pressed record on Episode 1. I’m done with fluff. I talk about the beach‑ball feelings I tried to hold down, the therapy that turned them into words, and the moment someone asked if I had “trauma” for walking away from an 80/20 white‑label deal. I chose autonomy. I chose values. I share my WILER code (wisdom from adversity, integrity over opportunity, lead with impact, extreme ownership...
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