Scale UP & Grow with Mary Ricketts, MBA
Leadership. Culture. Executive Clarity. Real Conversations.
Welcome to Scale Up & Grow with Mary Ricketts, MBA, the podcast for leaders, executives, business owners, HR professionals, board members, and decision-makers who are serious about improving leadership effectiveness, organizational culture, team performance, and business results.
Hosted by executive coach, leadership strategist, keynote speaker, and CEO Mary Ricketts, MBA, this podcast goes beyond leadership theory and tackles the real challenges organizations face every day.
Through the Leadership Unfiltered series and other executive-focused conversations, Mary shares practical insights, leadership lessons, organizational observations, and candid discussions about the issues impacting today's workplaces.
Topics include:
• Executive Leadership
• Leadership Development
• Organizational Culture
• Executive Team Alignment
• Leadership Communication
• Employee Engagement
• Accountability
• Workplace Trust
• Leadership Blind Spots
• Difficult Conversations
• Executive Coaching
• Team Performance
• Change Leadership
• Psychological Safety
• Leadership Effectiveness
• Board and Executive Team Dynamics
Whether you're leading a department, an organization, a school district, a nonprofit, a government agency, or a Fortune 500 team, you'll gain actionable insights to help you navigate complexity, strengthen leadership capacity, and create healthier, higher-performing organizations.
This is not leadership fluff.
These are real conversations for leaders navigating real organizational pressure.
Because leadership looks very different behind closed doors.
Learn more about Executive Coaching, Executive Briefings, Leadership Workshops, and Keynote Presentations with Mary Ricketts, MBA at www.tptrainingcenter.com and www.MaryRicketts.com
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Scale UP & Grow with Mary Ricketts, MBA
The Silent Killer of Teams — Poor Communication
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Poor communication is the silent killer inside your organization. It creeps in quietly, erodes your credibility as a leader, frustrates your team, and bleeds money from your company’s bottom line.
In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on why unclear or inconsistent communication is the #1 leadership blind spot — and how it silently destroys trust, morale, and execution.
This is not fluff. This is the raw truth. You’ll hear the data, the real impact on leaders and teams, and the organizational costs no one talks about. And here’s the wake-up call: if you don’t face it, you’re training your team to stop caring.
💡 We’re not giving away the “fix” here — that’s reserved for our paid coaching and webinars. But this episode will light a fire under you to stop ignoring the damage of poor communication.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- Why poor communication erodes leadership credibility and trust.
- The hidden cost to your team: disengagement, burnout, and mistakes.
- The staggering financial and cultural impact on organizations.
- The psychological toll poor communication takes on your people.
- Why fixing this issue is not optional for leaders who want to win.
Who This Episode Is For:
- Leaders who feel like their teams aren’t executing at the level they should.
- Executives who want to stop bleeding time, money, and morale.
- Organizations tired of meetings that go nowhere and goals that keep slipping.
👉 If you’re serious about leading with clarity, this episode will hit you like a wake-up call.
Don’t let poor communication be the reason your team disengages, your culture collapses, or your bottom line suffers. Tune in now — and start owning your role in fixing it.