Listening With Leaders

About Listening With Leaders

Hi there! I'm Doug Noll, an award-winning author, speaker, and trainer. I am, among many other things, a lawyer-turned-peacemaker, mediator, and expert in deep, empathic listening. I left a 22-year career as a trial lawyer, earned my Masters Degree in Peacemaking and Conflict Studies, and have helped thousands of companies and organizations with internal conflicts and poor communication. I am the co-founder of the award-winning Prison of Peace Project. I have trained mediators and leaders in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia in my innovative peacemaking and mediation processes. My honors include California Lawyer Magazine Attorney of the Year, a Purpose Prize Fellow, and Best Lawyers of America Lawyer of the Year. My 20 to 30-min podcast shares amazing founder stories that reveal the smartest strategies for scaling TODAY.

Publisher

Doug Noll

Category

business · business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Feb 2023

Latest episode

20 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

225 of 370 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   20 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   370 - Built for Buyers: Making Your Construction Business More Valuable with Nitin Khanna

   Nitin Khanna, founder of N3 Business Advisors, shares with host Doug Noll how construction businesses can become more valuable by building systems independent of the owner.

2. 

   22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   369 - The Empathy Edge: Turning Vulnerability into Leadership Strength with Melissa Robinson-Winemiller

   Host Doug Noll interviews empathy expert Melissa Robinson-Winemiller about transforming vulnerability into leadership strength and the growing importance of empathy in an AI-driven world.

3. 

   18 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   368 - When Tough Gets Tender: The Surprising Strength of Vulnerable Leadership with Christa Quarles

   Host Doug Noll interviews Christa Quarles, CEO of Parallels, exploring how vulnerability and deep listening foster authentic leadership and inspire teams.

Inside a recent episode

370 - Built for Buyers: Making Your Construction Business More Valuable with Nitin Khanna

Published 20 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] That is the problem, right? There are people trying to sell their companies, but they don't realize that deep down they have never built a company, they've built a job. And they're trying to sell a job, which is just not sellable. That is where I see a biggest gap out there. There is a saying, I don't know where it came from, that 80-90% of the businesses don't sell. And I look at it, I say, that's not a correct statement. It's like 80-90% of the businesses which don't sell, they actually were never businesses to begin with. Whereas... The businesses which are selling, there is not enough out there compared to the amount of demand which is out there for especially contracting companies. […]

Who has been a guest on Listening With Leaders

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

• Nitin Khanna
• Melissa Robinson-Winemiller
• Christa Quarles
• Anthony Trucks
• Graeme Barlow

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

65,030

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 75 / 100

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

Quality

92

Social presence

0

YouTube

85

Engagement

60

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