549 :: Why Leadership Teams Struggle With Original Thinking & What Joe Maddon Teaches About Fixing It

Are your leadership decisions based on what you actually think or simply what you've heard from everyone else?
Many leaders struggle with creating original thinking, building trust, and maintaining confidence when outcomes are uncertain. In this episode, Bradley Hartmann explores the leadership principles inside The Book of Joe by legendary baseball manager Joe Maddon, revealing how leaders can develop stronger cultures, better decision-making, and more resilient teams by focusing on relationships, process, and personal discipline rather than fear and conformity.
In this episode, you'll learn:
- Why Joe Maddon believes great leaders should encourage original thinking instead of blindly following industry norms and conventional wisdom.
- How focusing on a fearless process rather than obsessing over outcomes can help you make better decisions and lead with greater confidence.
- The three building blocks Maddon used to transform losing organizations into winning cultures and how you can apply them to your own team.
Listen now to discover practical leadership lessons from one of baseball's most successful managers and learn how to build a stronger culture, develop better leaders, and create a team that consistently performs at a higher level.













