The Adaptive Journey
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<p><b>The Adaptive Journey</b> is a podcast from Adaptive Leaders, a global team of leadership coaches, exploring how real leaders navigate change with Curiosity, Courage, and Care. Each episode is a candid conversation between practitioners who are living this work.</p> <p>Learn more and explore our resources at <a href="https://www.adaptiveleaders.com">www.adaptiveleaders.com</a>.</p>
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August 9, 2026
"You Have to Drink to Do Business Here" Is a Myth | 008
<p>In this episode, executive coach and senior writer <strong>Albert Wolfe</strong> sits down with <strong>Jonathan Cox</strong>, founder, CEO, and director of StratForms, who has spent over 25 years building brands in China -- from helping launch Tupperware there in 2002 to founding his own company 11 years ago. Jonathan talks through how <strong>Curiosity, Courage, and Care</strong> have shaped his journey, including the unscripted, personal story of why he quit drinking a decade ago to become a better leader, and how a 5 a.m. gym habit became one of his most important self-care tools.</p><p>Learn more about Jonathan Cox: <a href="https://www.stratforms.com">stratforms.com</a></p><p>Music: "Majestic Sky" by Roman Dudchyk via Pixabay<br><a href="https://pixabay.com/music/modern-classical-majestic-sky-medium-2-361091/">https://pixabay.com/music/modern-classical-majestic-sky-medium-2-361091/</a></p><p>Try the Adaptive Leader Studio: <a href="https://studio.adaptiveleaders.com/">https://studio.adaptiveleaders.com/</a></p><p>The Adaptive Journey is a podcast from Adaptive Leaders, a global team of leadership coaches helping individuals and organizations navigate change with Curiosity, Courage, and Care. Learn more and explore our resources at <a href="https://www.adaptiveleaders.com">www.adaptiveleaders.com</a>.</p>
August 3, 2026
AI Developmental Debt with Dan Strode | 007
<p>In this episode, executive coach and senior writer <strong>Albert Wolfe</strong> sits down with <strong>Daniel Strode</strong>, author of The Quiet Reckoning: The Transformation Blueprint for HR in the AI Age and keynote speaker, for a wide-ranging conversation on leading HR and people teams through the AI transformation. Dan introduces his concept of <strong>developmental debt</strong> -- the hidden cost organizations rack up when AI quietly strips away the repetitive, hands-on work that used to build great leaders and recruiters -- and walks through five shifts HR needs to make, from "work delegator" to "work designer" to "trust architect."</p><p>Albert and Dan also swap stories on curiosity as a daily practice, why AI-driven cost-cutting keeps quietly backfiring (the Klarna and Air Canada stories), and why deliberately building in unstructured time to play might be one of the highest-leverage things a leader can do. They close on which of Adaptive Leaders' three C's of purposeful adaptivity -- <strong>Curiosity, Courage, and Care</strong> -- Dan is leaning into most right now.</p><p>Learn more about Dan Strode: <a href="https://danielstrode.com/">danielstrode.com</a> | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/danstrode/">LinkedIn</a></p><p>Get Dan's book, The Quiet Reckoning: <a href="https://amzn.to/4w1BIaY">Amazon.com</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/QUIET-RECKONING-Transformation-Blueprint-Age/dp/B0GVYPJYSZ/">Amazon.co.uk</a></p><p>Music: "Majestic Sky" by Roman Dudchyk via Pixabay<br><a href="https://pixabay.com/music/modern-classical-majestic-sky-medium-2-361091/">https://pixabay.com/music/modern-classical-majestic-sky-medium-2-361091/</a></p><p>Try the Adaptive Leader Studio: <a href="https://studio.adaptiveleaders.com/">https://studio.adaptiveleaders.com/</a></p><p>The Adaptive Journey is a podcast from Adaptive Leaders, a global team of leadership coaches helping individuals and organizations navigate change with Curiosity, Courage, and Care. Learn more and explore our resources at <a href="https://www.adaptiveleaders.com">www.adaptiveleaders.com</a>.</p>
July 29, 2026
Stop Playing, Start Conducting Your Team (The Leadership Orchestra Idea) | 006
<p>In this episode, executive coach and senior writer <strong>Albert Wolfe</strong> and senior coach <strong>J.D. Whitney</strong> step back from their deep dives into each piece of the <strong>EMMA</strong> framework (Expectations, Motivations, Measurements, Accountability) to share an <strong>orchestra analogy</strong>: performance leadership is like conducting an orchestra. Both trained musicians themselves, they unpack why the conductor is the only person on stage not making a sound — and what that has to teach leaders about knowing when to put an instrument down.</p><p>Albert and JD swap stories from music education, factory floors, and the C-suite to explore what makes someone stop playing and start conducting: recognizing what you need to stop doing, letting go of being the best at your old craft, and trusting your people to hit notes you can't hear. They close with a favorite quote from conductor Antal Dorati on what it really means to lead: to make an orchestra wish to play well.</p><p>Try the Adaptive Leader Studio: <a href="https://studio.adaptiveleaders.com/">https://studio.adaptiveleaders.com/</a></p><p>Read the original article: <a href="https://www.adaptiveleaders.com/blog/the-leader-as-orchestra-conductor/">https://www.adaptiveleaders.com/blog/the-leader-as-orchestra-conductor/</a></p><p>Music: "Majestic Sky" by Roman Dudchyk via Pixabay<br><a href="https://pixabay.com/music/modern-classical-majestic-sky-medium-2-361091/">https://pixabay.com/music/modern-classical-majestic-sky-medium-2-361091/</a></p><p>The Adaptive Journey is a podcast from Adaptive Leaders, a global team of leadership coaches helping individuals and organizations navigate change with Curiosity, Courage, and Care. Learn more and explore our resources at <a href="https://www.adaptiveleaders.com">www.adaptiveleaders.com</a>.</p>
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- What is The Adaptive Journey?
<p><b>The Adaptive Journey</b> is a podcast from Adaptive Leaders, a global team of leadership coaches, exploring how real leaders navigate change with Curiosity, Courage, and Care. Each episode is a candid conversation between practitioners who are living this work.</p> <p>Learn more and explore our resources at <a href="https://www.adaptiveleaders.com">www.adaptiveleaders.com</a>.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.
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