Being the CEO of your life requires the ability to look at the horizon while keeping your feet on the ground. In this episode, we explore how to maintain a vision for long-term planning while still navigating the immediate, often noisy demands of day-to-day leadership.

In this episode, we hear from Amy Kristof-Brown, the Henry B. Tippie Dean of the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business. A professor and expert in person-environment fit, Amy shares how to lead the “Tippie of tomorrow” today by balancing strategic goals with the realities of current management. She discusses the challenge of self-leadership and how to stay focused on your highest priorities even when short-term fires are constantly competing for your attention.

Later in the show, we hear from Tippie student Brynn Pietzsch. Brynn’s story takes us back to a pivotal leadership lesson she learned at a young age, exploring how those early experiences shape the way we manage ourselves and others today.

And finally, we will bring it all together with a Final Tip(pie) just for you.

Episode Chapters

(00:00) Intro

(01:33) Self-leadership and the corporate athlete

(05:23) Energy management for long-term commitment

(07:06) Building confidence and the power of sharing ideas

(08:54) Developing empathy and active listening

(10:34) Balancing a major capital project with day-to-day operations

(15:59) Vision for the Tippie of tomorrow

(18:58) Student Story: Brynn Pietzsch on early leadership lessons

(24:17) Final TIP-pie: Bringing your best self to work

(25:32) Outro

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