The Leadership Vision Podcast
The Leadership Vision Podcast is about helping people better understand who they are as a leader. Hosted by Nathan Freeburg, Dr. Linda Schubring, and Brian Schubring—authors of Unfolded: Lessons in Transformation from an Origami Crane—this show is rooted in over 25 years of consulting experience helping teams stay mentally engaged and emotionally healthy.
Our podcast provides insight to help you grow as a leader, build a positive team culture, and develop your organization to meet today’s evolving business landscape. Through client stories, research-based leadership models, and reflective conversations, we explore personal growth and leadership topics using a Strengths-based approach to people, teams, and culture.
With over 350,000 downloads across 180+ countries, The Leadership Vision Podcast is your resource for discovering, practicing, and implementing leadership that transforms.
Episodes
420 episodes
One Year Later: Dr. Linda and Brian Schubring Reflect on Unfolded
One year after the release of Unfolded: Lessons in Transformation from an Origami Crane, Nathan Freeburg sits down with Dr. Linda and Brian Schubring for a personal conversation about what the journey has meant to them.In this e...
What It Looks Like for Leaders to Model Learning
What does it really mean for a leader to model learning?In this episode, Nathan Freeburg joins Dr. Linda and Brian Schubring to explore how leaders shape team culture—not just through direction, but through example. The conversation high...
How the Best Leaders Stay Committed—Even When Progress Feels Slow
In this episode of The Leadership Vision Podcast, Nathan Freeburg sits down with Dr. Linda and Brian Schubring to explore what it takes to stay committed when progress feels slow.They discuss: Why organizations ...
The One Thing Great Leaders Do Before They Grow: They Let Go
In this episode of The Leadership Vision Podcast, Nathan Freeburg is joined by Dr. Linda and Brian Schubring to explore a foundational idea for leadership growth: before leaders can grow, they often need to let go of something.<...
Why Struggle Is Essential to Real Growth in Leadership
In this episode, Nathan Freeburg is joined by Dr. Linda and Brian Schubring to explore the role of struggle and discomfort in the learning process. We discuss how leaders can recognize learning moments, support individuals with different learni...
The Patience of Leadership: Why Endurance Matters More Than Speed
In this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, Nathan Freeburg is joined by Dr. Linda Schubring and Brian Schubring to explore the role of patience and endurance in leadership.Together, they discuss: Why leadership is...
Every Leadership Challenge Is Asking You To Learn Something
Most leadership challenges appear to be performance problems. The results aren’t there, the team isn’t moving fast enough, and the instinct is to push harder.But what if the issue isn’t effort?In this episode, we explore how to ...
Counterintuitive Leadership — Start Messy, Grow Faster
Most leaders wait for clarity before they act.But what if that’s the very thing holding you back?In this episode, Nathan, Brian, and Dr. Linda explore counterintuitive leadership—why growth often requires starting before yo...
What Are You Still Carrying? A Leadership Lesson from a Zen Story
Sometimes the most powerful leadership lessons come from the simplest stories.In this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, Brian and Linda share a short Zen parable that surfaced during a coaching conversation with a client. The sto...
Leading Through Challenge, Change, Uncertainty
Leaders today are navigating a world shaped by challenge, change, and uncertainty — often all at once.But here’s the problem: most of us treat these three experiences as if they’re the same thing.They’re not.In this episode...
The Soul and Science of Service
What happens when service begins in the heart and is sustained by the brain?In this episode, Nathan Freeburg sits down with Dr. Linda and Brian Schubring to explore why service is more than an obligation—it’s a formative leadership pract...
Executive Leadership Strategy: Why Presence Matters More Than Performance
Strategy isn’t just about plans and execution. In this episode, we explore a deeper framework for executive leadership — one rooted in presence, growth, and resources.In high-pressure environments filled with distraction and compl...
“Yes, And”: A Leadership Practice for Building Trust, Momentum, and Culture
What if better leadership starts not with having the right answer—but with how you respond in the moment?In this episode of The Leadership Vision Podcast, ...
How dreams, identity, and borrowed courage shape the journey of becoming
In this reflective conversation, Nathan Freeburg sits down with Dr. Linda Schubring and Brian Schubring to explore the prelude and postlude of Unfolded: Lessons in Transformation from an Origami Crane<...
Sturdy Leadership: Building Systems That Work Without Losing Your People
“Being nice” isn’t the same as being human—and it’s often not good leadership. In this episode of The Leadership Vision Podcast, Dr. Chip Kimball reflects on 37 years of leaders...
Applying Unfolded: Finding Agency in the Middle of Change
Change is inevitable—but agency is not automatic.In this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, Nathan Freeburg is joined by Dr. Linda Schubring and Brian Schubring for a deep, practical conversation on how leaders can apply ...
What Stands Out: Reflection as a Leadership Practice
In this episode of The Leadership Vision Podcast, Nathan Freeburg is joined by Dr. Linda and Brian Schubring to explore the reflection and application practices behind their book, Unfolded: Lessons...
Coming Home After Transformation: Why Growth Needs a Place to Land
What happens after growth? After the dream is realized? After the change takes its toll?In this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, Nathan Freeburg is joined by Dr. Linda and Brian Schubring to revisit Chapter Five—Hom...
Well-being as the Foundation of Leadership
In this episode, we revisit a conversation originally recorded in 2019 about wellbeing—and why it remains essential to leadership today. Rather than offering a single definition, we explore wellbeing as something dynamic, personal, and contextu...
Re-Broadcast: The Power of Alignment in Leadership
In the quiet space between Christmas and New Year’s, we revisit a favorite 2025 conversation with Dr. Linda and Brian Schubring on alignment.This episode explores why high-performing teams aren’t just working hard—but moving in th...
Creating Space Before We Need It
In this solo reflection, Nathan Freeburg explores how some of the most important leadership work happens quietly, long before problems appear. Inspired by a parenting moment, Nathan reflects on stewardship, foresight, invisible leadership, and ...
Unfolded Highlights: Five Leadership Invitations to End 2025 and Begin 2026
As we close out 2025, this special highlight episode of The Leadership Vision Podcast brings together powerful moments from our year-long conversation series around Unfolded: Lessons in Transformat...
Serve the City: How Small Acts of Service Transform Leaders and Teams
Have you ever been part of a weekend that you know you’ll carry with you forever?In this conversation, Nathan is joined by Dr. Linda and Brian Schubring to reflect on their time in Brussels celebrating the 20th anniversary of
Mastering Your Leadership Voice with Dr. Laura Sicola
What does your leadership voice communicate—before you even get to the content of your message? In this episode, Nathan, Brian, and Linda talk with Dr. Laura Sicola, cognitive linguist, executive communication coach, and author of Speaking ...
Holding Ambition and Gratitude: A Thanksgiving Leadership Reflection
In this special Thanksgiving episode of The Leadership Vision Podcast, Nathan Freeburg reflects on the leadership posture of holding long-term goals and present-moment gratitude simultaneously. Drawing from themes within Dr. Linda and ...