Benj Miller shares a powerful breakthrough from a real team session.

What started as a light, energized morning turned into a raw, honest afternoon.

The team finally said what needed to be said.

Here’s what stood out:

🔹 Politeness Isn’t Health
Surface harmony looks peaceful but hides real problems.
Teams need safety to practice real candor.

🔹 Leaders Go First
Trust doesn’t happen by accident.
It starts when leaders model it with vulnerability.

🔹 Curiosity > Defensiveness
Your response sets the tone.
Stay curious instead of reactive to keep conversations open.

🔹 One Leader Holding Back = Slower Team
When high-capacity people dim their energy,
it limits the whole team’s momentum.

🔹 Trust Happens Between Meetings
You don’t build trust in the room.
You build it in the one-on-one moments between sessions.

Sessions is hosted by Benj Miller and McKenzie Decker

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Are you leading from love or reacting out of fear?

In this Soul Dive, Benj Miller and McKenzie Reeves Decker reveal how your mindset creates a “frame” that shapes everything you see and do as a leader.

When you lead from love, coming from abundance and openness, your frame expands, unlocking creativity, calm, and connection.

But fear shrinks your frame, triggering reactivity and scarcity thinking.

Key takeaways:

• Your beliefs and stories build a mental “frame” that influences how you show up

• Love expands your frame; fear contracts it—changing your brain’s chemistry and decisions

• Leading from love means vulnerability and being comfortable in discomfort

• Fear is like a “check engine light” signaling what needs your attention, not a stop sign

• How leaders can shift from scarcity to abundance in real challenges like feedback and AI

This episode is a clear call to lead with openness, grow your frame, and step into abundance.

Sessions is hosted by Benj Miller and McKenzie Decker

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How Do You Break Communication Silos in a Complex Organization?

In this Hot Seat session, Benj Miller and McKenzie Reeves Decker coach Sven Cowart, co-founder and CTO of ElastiFlow, through challenges in building effective remote team culture.

Sven’s core struggles revolve around how to create a “huddle culture” remotely, encourage agency in employees, and break down information silos that slow decision-making and progress.

They discuss the complexities of communication, collaboration, and organizational design in a remote, technical company.

The conversation reveals the tension between titles creating exclusion versus clarity, and the essential role of consistent behavioral change and leadership in driving culture.

Sessions is hosted by Benj Miller and McKenzie Decker

The best businesses aren’t just built on strategy, they’re built on soul.

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