Let Go & Lead with Maril MacDonald

About Let Go & Lead with Maril MacDonald

As a leader, letting go doesn't mean abdicating responsibility. In fact, it's just the opposite. Letting go to lead means encouraging your people toward mastery, infusing the workplace with a sense of purpose, allowing room for self-direction and giving others more autonomy in their jobs. In the Let Go & Lead podcast, Maril MacDonald, Founder and CEO of award winning strategy firm Gagen MacDonald, unpacks these topics and more in conversations with today's business leaders, academics and creative thinkers.

Publisher

Gagen MacDonald

Category

business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Mar 2019

Latest episode

11 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

70 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Aug 2026

   Let Go of Sameness as Culture Fit: Why It Isn't a Strength

   Peter Mann, CEO and Founder of Oransi and author of the forthcoming book The Perception Revolution, joins Maril to explore what happens when organizational systems are built by one kind of brain and mistaken for universal. Diagnosed autistic at 55 after nearly four decades in leadership, including as a Navy combat veteran and Fortune 100 executive, Peter unpacks the "projection fallacy," the "25/25 problem," and his SHIELD framework for redesigning systems so psychological safety and cognitive diversity aren't the exception–but the default. It's a conversation about why “culture fit” often just means hiring people like us, and why the companies willing to let that go are the ones positioned to out-innovate everyone else. Peter Mann (https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-mann/) Oransi (https://oransi.com/) The Perception Revolution (https://www.amazon.com/Perception-Revolution-Neurodivergent-Competitive-Advantage/dp/1639081852)

2. 

   14 Jul 2026

   From Firefighting to Foresight: How Leaders Can Think Beyond the Crisis

   Maril MacDonald interviews Joanna Lepore, Global Foresight Strategist, on how leaders can move beyond crisis to embrace strategic foresight for better decision-making.

3. 

   29 Apr 2026

   Divya Demato | The Shift From Sustainability to True Operational Resilience

   Maril MacDonald interviews Divya Demato, CEO of GoodOps, exploring the critical shift from sustainability to operational resilience in navigating global disruptions.

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• Joanna Lepore
• Jo
• Divya Demato
• Mary Berner
• Tim Gabel

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