Crazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)

About Crazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)

Can a podcast make you love the game of business? This podcast is for those who want to achieve the next level in business. I will challenge you and make you question current methods. We are all over the place with interesting points of view from crazy people just like us. You may not always agree, but I promise amazing value in every episode! Learn from some of the best minds with a variety of lessons, stories, and books to be successful. You will be surprised, motivated, and inspired to go big in life. Now GET SOME!

Publisher

John Grubbs

Category

business · education · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Jan 2020

Latest episode

22 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

183 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Jun 2026

   The Day Miserable Mike Asked the Wrong Question... Why good employees become cynical... and how real leaders break the cycle

   Send us Fan Mail Every industrial facility has a few Miserable Mikes. They're the operators, mechanics, technicians, and supervisors who once cared deeply but slowly became frustrated, disappointed, and cynical. The surprising part? Most didn't start that way. In this episode, I unpack Chapter 3 of The Saga of Miserable Mike and explore one of the most important leadership lessons I've learned after years of conducting culture assessments inside petrochemical plants, refineries, manufacturing...

2. 

   24 Mar 2026

   The Politics of Promotion: Navigating Jealousy and Status Loss on Your Team

   Send us Fan Mail Bringing in a new executive sounds like a strategic win on paper. But inside the organization, it often creates something far more complicated. Disappointment. Jealousy. Quiet resistance. In this episode, we unpack what really happens when you hire someone over internal candidates and disrupt existing expectations around advancement, influence, and status. This isn’t about onboarding. It’s about leadership under tension. You’ll learn how to anticipate the psychological reacti...

3. 

   2 Mar 2026

   The Culture Fix No One Talks About: Why Belonging, Significance, and Contribution Drive Real Engagement

   Send a text In this episode, John challenges common approaches to workplace culture and engagement. Instead of focusing on perks, surveys, and branding efforts, he introduces Adler’s triad: belonging, significance, and contribution. Key points include: Belonging as the foundation of psychological safety and discretionary effort.Significance as the link between daily tasks and meaningful impact.Contribution as the need for agency, ownership, and visible influence.The episode explains why cultu...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

58,788

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 54 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

50

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

68

Contact Crazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)

Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.