Lead Into It

About Lead Into It

Lead Into It is a leadership podcast for managers, emerging leaders, and professionals who are trying to figure out how to lead well without completely losing themselves in the process. I'm Sara Greco: a leadership coach, Air Force leader, and someone who has spent a lot of time thinking (and probably overthinking) about what makes a good leader. On the show, we talk about the real-life side of leadership: managing people, having difficult conversations, building confidence, setting boundaries, managing up, leading through change, and figuring out what the heck you're doing when you suddenly find yourself in charge. Some episodes are conversations with people who have interesting stories and lessons to share about leadership, career growth, communication, and personal development. Others are just me, talking through a leadership lesson, a question I've been thinking about, or something I've learned the hard way. If you're a new or mid-level manager, an emerging leader, or you're somewhere in your career thinking, “Okay...what's next?” you're in the right place. I'm glad you're here. Grab your coffee and let's get into it.

Publisher

Sara Greco

Category

business · business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Jan 2020

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

9 of 102 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Building Confidence by Building Binders| Mini with Kathy Knichel | Ep 89

   Host Kathy Knichel shares how documenting learnings builds confidence and sets others up for success in this interview episode.

2. 

   29 Sept 2026

   Difficult Conversations & Compassionate Leadership| Mini with Brooke Brzozowske | Ep 88

   Host Sara discusses compassionate leadership and conflict resolution with Brooke Brzozowske, exploring how to approach difficult conversations with curiosity and empathy.

3. 

   15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The 5 Types of Power in Leadership: Are You Building Trust or Creating Silence? | Ep 87

   Host Sara Greco explores five types of leadership power, revealing how their application builds trust or creates silence within teams.

Inside a recent episode

The 5 Types of Power in Leadership: Are You Building Trust or Creating Silence? | Ep 87

Published 15 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And then there's referent power. And this is my favorite. No one gives you referent power. You actually have to earn it. It's basically, do people trust you? Do they respect you? Do they believe you're going to do what you said you're going to do? Do they believe that you have their best? That's referent power. It gets built in the really, really boring ways. You follow through, you listen, you admit when you're wrong. You don't throw somebody else under the bus when things go sideways. You give people credit. You say, I don't know. You say, let me get back to you. And then you actually get back to them. […]

Who has been a guest on Lead Into It

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Kathy Knichel
• Brooke Brzozowske
• Scott Miller
• Debbie Storey
• Dave Guttman

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

27 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100

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

Quality

69

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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