Making Better - Where Talent Development and Personal Development Meet
Hosted by Matt Gjertsen · Matt Gjertsen - Better Every Day Studios
5.0from 29 ratings
- 202
- Episodes
- 30
- Transcribed
- 29
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
- 52K
- YouTube views
About Making Better - Where Talent Development and Personal Development Meet
Welcome to the Leadership Launchpad where we help technical managers improve themselves, their teams, and their organizations. Host Matt Gjertsen — former Air Force instructor pilot and head of training and development at SpaceX — brings hard-won lessons from the world's most demanding organizations to help new managers lead with clarity and confidence. Each episode cuts through the noise with practical frameworks, real stories, and straight talk on what it actually takes to build high-performing teams in aerospace, defense, and beyond. Whether you're managing engineers, navigating organizational chaos, or just trying not to let your team down, Leadership Launchpad gives you the tools to get better every day.
- Publisher
- Matt Gjertsen - Better Every Day Studios
- Category
- business · business · education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 7 Nov 2022
- Latest episode
- 6 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
30 of 202 episodes have a transcript.
6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Setting Clear Expectations for Teams w/ Matt Gjertsen
29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Creating Trust in Technical Teams w/ Matt Gjertsen
22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Driving Results Through Better Team Alignment w/ Susan Stone
Inside a recent episode
Setting Clear Expectations for Teams w/ Matt Gjertsen
Published 6 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] It makes it that much more easy to be engaged. And that makes sense. given the research from the book Drive by Daniel Pink. Now, drive goes into what he calls the surprising science of what motivates us, because I think very often we think of motivation as being driven by money or power or prestige. We want to be recognized. There are certain situations where that's true, but in our world, that's not really what Dan would say is important. What he talks about when it comes to what makes somebody excited, what gives them the drive to move forward comes down to three things of feeling autonomy, mastery, and purpose. […]
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- Susan Stone
- Gabrielle Rufrano
- Shan Mohta
- Rich Phipps
- Lindy Elkins-Tanton
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 51,775
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 15 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 14 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 64 / 100
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- Quality
- 66
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 77
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