Candid Conversations is a podcast from Pulse for Good founders and Candid authors Blake Kohler, Marc Weaver, and Remington Rainey. After 10 years of listening to feedback across nonprofits and human services, they explore how leaders can build cultures of trust and turn honest feedback into real change. Thoughtful, practical, and grounded in experience, a guide for anyone leading with purpose.
Candid Conversations
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Candid Conversations is a podcast from Pulse for Good founders and Candid authors Blake Kohler, Marc Weaver, and Remington Rainey. After 10 years of listening to feedback across nonprofits and human services, they explore how leaders can build cultures of trust and turn honest feedback into real change. Thoughtful, practical, and grounded in experience, a guide for anyone leading with purpose.
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10/28/2025
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March 17, 2026
Candid Conversations: Why Your Yearly Survey is Failing
<p>In this episode of Candid Conversations, we dive into Chapter 6 of the book Candid to discuss building an effective feedback "engine." We explore five critical design focuses for creating a system that moves beyond simple reassurance to drive real organizational change.<br>The episode highlights why continuous systems are superior to traditional yearly surveys comparing the latter to a smoke detector that only checks for fire once a year. Learn why a true system must eventually run on autopilot rather than relying on individual willpower.</p>
February 18, 2026
Why Listening isn't Enough: The Trust Loop
<p>Burnout is a systems failure, not a personal one . When "emotional dissonance" the conflict between what staff feel and what they are expected to display becomes too high, the system breaks. In this episode, we break down how to move from "survival mode" to a sustainable, burnout-resistant organization.Inside the Episode we discuss:The Trust Loop: We deconstruct the feedback cycle into five non-negotiable stages: Asking, Collecting, Analyzing, Implementing, and—the most vital—Notifying.Scalable Safety: While strong relationships are the gold standard, anonymous "strength in numbers" provides the necessary "cover" for staff to speak their truth without fear.The Expertise Illusion: We discuss why proximity to a problem is often mistaken for expertise, and how to overcome the pride that stops leaders from listening to those on the front lines.Detractors to Promoters: Why fixing a broken promise can actually build more long-term loyalty than if everything had gone perfectly.</p>
January 28, 2026
The Trust Circuit: How To Effectively Close the Loop to Drive Change in Your Organization
<p><strong>Are you asking for feedback but seeing no results?</strong> Most organizations treat feedback like a project, but it’s actually a circuit. If that circuit isn’t closed, the power goes out.</p><p>In this episode, we break down why so many feedback loops fail and how to fix yours before your team or clients disengage. We discuss deep into the five critical stages of a healthy loop: <strong>Asking, Collecting, Analyzing, Implementing, and most importantly Notifying.</strong></p>
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