You’re Leading Like a Doer — And It’s Holding Everyone Back

Negotiate Anything

American Negotiation Institute

Education, Careers, Business

4.8 • 659 Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Why Doing Everything Right Still Leaves You Stuck? How to Finally Level Up? This episode is a masterclass in leadership evolution — raw, real, and exactly what high achievers need to hear when the next level feels just out of reach. Jade Davis, VP at the Port of Cleveland and advisor to the largest Black woman-owned public affairs firm in Ohio, joins Kwame to reveal the invisible shift that transforms good performers into true leaders. In this powerful conversation, Jade unpacks what it really means to lead without ego, influence without force, and grow by being radically honest — especially with yourself. You’ll learn: Why being a “doer” can sabotage your leadership potential The career-changing advice his wife gave him (that he didn’t want to hear) How to earn trust and drive results without controlling everything What vulnerability looks like when you're managing up, down, and across\ Connect with Jade Follow Jade Davis on LinkedIn ⁠Awards Jade Davis⁠ ⁠Port of Cleveland ⁠www.thorntonbuckeyegroup.com⁠ Contact ANI ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Request A Customized Workshop For Your Company⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Kwame Christian on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠negotiateanything.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to buy your copy of Finding Confidence in Conflict: How to Negotiate Anything and Live Your Best Life!

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0:00.0	From LinkedIn News, I'm Leah Smart, host of Everyday Better, an award-winning podcast dedicated to personal development.
0:06.2	Join me every week for captivating stories and research to find more fulfillment in your work and personal life.
0:11.8	Listen to Every Day Better on the LinkedIn Podcast Network, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:17.4	From LinkedIn News, I'm Jesse Hempel, host of the Hello Monday podcast.
0:22.3	Start your week with the Hello Monday podcast.
0:25.3	We'll navigate career pivots.
0:27.2	We'll learn where happiness fits in.
0:29.1	Listen to Hello Monday with me, Jesse Hempel on the LinkedIn Podcast Network, or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:37.2	All right, Jade, thanks for joining us.
0:40.6	Hey, thanks for having me, Kwame.
0:41.8	I appreciate it.
0:42.7	Yeah, man, it's great having you.
0:44.0	And it is great to have you in person.
0:47.0	Listeners, it's been probably like two or three years since I've actually done a podcast
0:51.8	in person.
0:52.3	So this is crazy.
0:53.5	It's really cool. So,
0:54.4	Jade, how could you get it started by telling us a little bit about yourself and what you do?
0:57.9	Well, thanks. First, I can say I've known you from way back when, so I think we'll start with that.
1:05.0	But, you know, a long way from Ohio State. So I'm proud to see what what you doing and seeing, you know, where you and your family have came in that time.
1:15.5	So I knew it then.
1:17.3	I'm glad to see it now.
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