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Doug Thorpe MBA, CLC, CEC

Small business owners will hit an invisible wall that can stall the Growth of the company. The key reason there is a wall is that owners need to shift from manager to leader. The question is, how to do that?

Doug is a coach for CEOs and Senior Leadership Teams with 30 years of leadership experience. He is the president & CEO of Doug Thorpe Group. Doug is also a podcast host.

He helps owners understand the ways they need to reshape their thinking and attitude to make a successful break through the wall.

Books Authored By Doug Thorpe

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The Leadership Skill Nobody Trained You For | Ep 506 &Raquo; Apple Pod Logo 2025
The Leadership Skill Nobody Trained You For | Ep 506

Why Empathy Is the Missing Key to Effective Leadership — with Melissa Robinson-Winemiller Introduction Hey, if being empathetic as a leader kind of sets you off and gets you, anxious about things or…

Why Empathy Is the M…

Why Empathy Is the Missing Key to Effective Leadership — with Melissa Robinson-Winemiller Introduction Hey, if being empathetic as a leader kind of sets you off and gets you, anxious about things or maybe even upset about the idea. I’ve got news for you. It’s it’s a critical part of effective people leadership and management. […] The post The Leadership Skill Nobody Trained You For | Ep 506 first appeared on Leadership Powered by Common Sense.

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If You Could Program A Leader Like A Robot: 7 Things Worth Installing &Raquo; Robot Programming Scaled 1
If You Could Program a Leader Like a Robot: 7 Things Worth Installing

If you could program a leader like a robot to influence and impact others, what would you install? Here are the 7 leadership behaviors that actually build trust and drive results. Picture a rob…

If you could program…

If you could program a leader like a robot to influence and impact others, what would you install? Here are the 7 leadership behaviors that actually build trust and drive results. Picture a robot on an assembly line. Somewhere in a lab, an engineer loads the code — a few thousand lines that tell it exactly what to do, when to do it, and how to do it every single time. No bad days. No ego. No forgetting. It just runs the program. Now imagine you could do that to yourself as a leader. Not the cold, mechanical part — but the consistency. What if someone could open up the hood, insta…

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Stuck Up The Creek? Start Here &Raquo; Apple Pod Logo 2025
Stuck Up the Creek? Start Here

Ten Habits for Bouncing Back — with Ralph Watkins (Episode 505) Introduction Hey, folks, have you ever been up shit creek? Let me just be real blunt. And, it’s not a matter of if, but when. And th…

Ten Habits for Bounc…

Ten Habits for Bouncing Back — with Ralph Watkins (Episode 505) Introduction Hey, folks, have you ever been up shit creek? Let me just be real blunt. And, it’s not a matter of if, but when. And that can happen in business. big and small. You might have a partner or a senior leader that […] The post Stuck Up the Creek? Start Here first appeared on Leadership Powered by Common Sense.

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Why Your Company Culture Isn’t Working &Raquo; Apple Pod Logo 2025
Why Your Company Culture Isn’t Working

Building a Culture That Sticks: The RockStep Way with Andy Weiner (Episode 504) Introduction Hey, have you really thought about the culture in your business? You know, when you got two or more people …

Building a Culture T…

Building a Culture That Sticks: The RockStep Way with Andy Weiner (Episode 504) Introduction Hey, have you really thought about the culture in your business? You know, when you got two or more people together, you’ve got a culture, whether you like it or not? Today, my guest is going to share with us his […] The post Why Your Company Culture Isn’t Working first appeared on Leadership Powered by Common Sense.

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Emotional Intelligence For Leaders &Raquo; Eq Header
Emotional Intelligence for Leaders

A Common Sense Guide (No Psychology Degree Required) Meta description: A common sense guide to emotional intelligence for leaders — what it really means, how to build more of it, and how to use i…

A Common Sense Guide…

A Common Sense Guide (No Psychology Degree Required) Meta description: A common sense guide to emotional intelligence for leaders — what it really means, how to build more of it, and how to use it in everyday work situations. It’s 4:45 on a Friday. You just got an email from a client that makes your stomach drop — the project’s in trouble, and it’s not really your fault, but it’s about to be your problem. Ten minutes later, you’re walking into a team meeting and everyone’s watching your face to see how bad this is. What you do in the next sixty seconds sets the tone f…

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Closing The Confidence Gap &Raquo; Apple Pod Logo 2025
Closing the Confidence Gap

Episode 503 – A Conversation with Kelli Thompson Introduction Today we’re going to dive into pretty much a special episode for the female leaders. But you guys don’t don’t tune out. You might …

Episode 503 – A Co…

Episode 503 – A Conversation with Kelli Thompson Introduction Today we’re going to dive into pretty much a special episode for the female leaders. But you guys don’t don’t tune out. You might want to know some of this stuff and I think it’ll be helpful for you. My guest is a lady named Kelli […] The post Closing the Confidence Gap first appeared on Leadership Powered by Common Sense.

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Healing Without The Band-Aid | Ep 502 &Raquo; Apple Pod Logo 2025
Healing Without the Band-Aid | Ep 502

A Neurologist’s Approach to Chronic Pain Introduction Hey, everybody. If you’re over the age of 35, I’m guessing you’ve enjoyed the new life experience of rolling out of bed in the morning wit…

A Neurologist’s Ap…

A Neurologist’s Approach to Chronic Pain Introduction Hey, everybody. If you’re over the age of 35, I’m guessing you’ve enjoyed the new life experience of rolling out of bed in the morning with a pain that you didn’t have the night before? It might be a joint or a muscle or even a little bit […] The post Healing Without the Band-Aid | Ep 502 first appeared on Leadership Powered by Common Sense.

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Leading Back To The Cause &Raquo; Team Conflict
Leading Back to the Cause

How to Resolve Conflict Without Pulling Rank Two of your best people aren’t speaking to each other. You can feel it the second you walk into the room. The clipped answers. The way one of them …

How to Resolve Confl…

How to Resolve Conflict Without Pulling Rank Two of your best people aren’t speaking to each other. You can feel it the second you walk into the room. The clipped answers. The way one of them suddenly needs to “grab something from their desk” when the other starts talking. Projects are slowing down. Other folks are picking sides without even meaning to. And both of them keep showing up at your door, separately, building their case like lawyers hoping you’ll bang the gavel in their favor. Here’s the temptation in that moment: you’re the boss. You could just decide. Call the…

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Buying A Business The Right Way | Ep 501 &Raquo; Apple Pod Logo 2025
Buying a Business the Right Way | Ep 501

Scott Stirrett on Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Introduction Hello again everyone. If you’re thinking about being an entrepreneur, what do you know about the game? Have you studied anything? …

Scott Stirrett on En…

Scott Stirrett on Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Introduction Hello again everyone. If you’re thinking about being an entrepreneur, what do you know about the game? Have you studied anything? Have you gotten any help or Coaching? Well, I’ve got a guest today who’s been on a journey. He’s done quite a number of wonderful things, primarily […] The post Buying a Business the Right Way | Ep 501 first appeared on Leadership Powered by Common Sense.

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The Ai Conversation Most Small Business Owners Are Avoiding (And Why We Found You A Guide) &Raquo; Headway Exec
The AI Conversation Most Small Business Owners Are Avoiding (And Why We Found You a Guide)

Picture the small business owner at 9 PM on a Tuesday. The kids are finally down. The inbox is quiet for once. And there it is again — that nagging voice in the back of the head saying, “You reall…

Picture the small bu…

Picture the small business owner at 9 PM on a Tuesday. The kids are finally down. The inbox is quiet for once. And there it is again — that nagging voice in the back of the head saying, “You really need to figure out this AI thing.” So they open a browser. They type something in. Twenty minutes later they’ve got fourteen tabs open, three of them are demos for tools they don’t understand, one is a YouTube guru promising to “10x your business overnight,” and somewhere in there is a pricing page with the word “Enterprise” on it and no actual number. They close the laptop. The…

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The Mental Health Crisis Among Leaders Nobody Wants To Talk About &Raquo; Apple Pod Logo 2025
The Mental Health Crisis Among Leaders Nobody Wants to Talk About

🎉 A Special Milestone: Episode 500! This episode marks a major milestone for Leadership Powered by Common Sense — our 500th episode. Thank you to every guest, every listener, and everyone who has…

🎉 A Special Miles…

🎉 A Special Milestone: Episode 500! This episode marks a major milestone for Leadership Powered by Common Sense — our 500th episode. Thank you to every guest, every listener, and everyone who has been part of this journey. Here’s to the conversations that have shaped how we lead, and to 500 more. Introduction Today we’re […] The post The Mental Health Crisis Among Leaders Nobody Wants to Talk About first appeared on Leadership Powered by Common Sense.

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Build A Business That Runs Without You | Ep 499 &Raquo; Apple Pod Logo 2025
Build a Business That Runs Without You | Ep 499

From Printing to Proptech: 22 Years of Entrepreneurial Grit with Mark Weithorn Introduction Today, I’ve got a gentleman who has a 21 year run of owning his own business. It’s a it’s a founder cr…

From Printing to Pro…

From Printing to Proptech: 22 Years of Entrepreneurial Grit with Mark Weithorn Introduction Today, I’ve got a gentleman who has a 21 year run of owning his own business. It’s a it’s a founder creation story. And he’s actually now helping others learn how to properly start their businesses. His name is Mark Weithorn. Mark, […] The post Build a Business That Runs Without You | Ep 499 first appeared on Leadership Powered by Common Sense.

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