--- title: Activating Greatness Podcast Episodes | Accountability & High Performance description: "Accountability & High Performance | Insights from Velocity Advisory Group’s Activating Greatness podcast: practical leadership, growth, and strategies to help you and your team excel." --- [![Velocity Advisory Group](https://www.velocityadvisorygroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Velocity-Logo-2023-Wide-1.png)](https://www.velocityadvisorygroup.com/) ☰ Menu - About - [Meet Our Team](https://www.velocityadvisorygroup.com/about/) - [Meet Our Coaches](https://www.velocityadvisorygroup.com/coaches/) - [Careers](https://www.velocityadvisorygroup.com/careers/) - [Speaking Engagements](https://www.velocityadvisorygroup.com/velocity-speakers/) - Solutions - [Culture & Engagement](https://www.velocityadvisorygroup.com/culture-engagement/) - [DISC Assessments & Training](https://www.velocityadvisorygroup.com/disc-assessments-training/) - [Employee Experience](https://www.velocityadvisorygroup.com/employee-experience/) - [Executive Coaching](https://www.velocityadvisorygroup.com/executive-coaching/) - [Family Business](https://www.velocityadvisorygroup.com/family-business/) - [Leadership Development](https://www.velocityadvisorygroup.com/leadership-development/) - [Sales Training](https://www.velocityadvisorygroup.com/5cs-of-selling/) - [Strategy & Implementation](https://www.velocityadvisorygroup.com/strategy-implementation/) - Resources - [Activating Greatness Podcast](https://www.velocityadvisorygroup.com/podcast/) - [Blog](https://www.velocityadvisorygroup.com/blog/) - [Case Studies](https://www.velocityadvisorygroup.com/case-studies/) - [News and Announcements](https://www.velocityadvisorygroup.com/news-and-events/) - [OrderDisc](https://orderdisc.com/) - [Upcoming Events](https://www.velocityadvisorygroup.com/upcoming-events/) - Industries - [Construction](https://www.velocityadvisorygroup.com/construction/) - [Financial Services](https://www.velocityadvisorygroup.com/financial-services/) - [Life Sciences](https://www.velocityadvisorygroup.com/lifesciences/) - [Contact](https://www.velocityadvisorygroup.com/contact/) Velocity Advisory Group # Activating Greatness Podcast Episode recaps, takeaways, and free tools from conversations with leaders who build great teams. Filter episodes Topic Culture & Engagement Leadership Mindset Communication & Coaching Team Alignment Accountability & High Performance Strategy & Change HR & People Strategy AI & the Future of Work Industry Construction Life Sciences & Healthcare Financial Services & Insurance Professional Services Technology Sports & Endurance Clear filters SortNewest firstOldest first Oct 5, 2026 | Episode 51 ## [Execution Over Process: Why a Perfect Plan Can Still Fail — with Seth Ingall](https://coaching.velocityadvisorygroup.com/activating-greatness-podcast-episodes/ep-51-execution-over-process-seth-ingall) Crash Champions Chief Legal Officer Seth Ingall explains why execution beats a perfect process and how 38 years at GEICO taught him to train, audit, and repeat. [Read more →](https://coaching.velocityadvisorygroup.com/activating-greatness-podcast-episodes/ep-51-execution-over-process-seth-ingall) Sep 24, 2026 | Episode 50 ## [How Teams Treat Failure: Run an Autopsy Without Blame — with David Esposito](https://coaching.velocityadvisorygroup.com/activating-greatness-podcast-episodes/ep-50-how-teams-treat-failure-david-esposito) ONL Therapeutics CEO David Esposito explains how an autopsy without blame helps teams learn from failure, own mistakes, and get back in the fight. [Read more →](https://coaching.velocityadvisorygroup.com/activating-greatness-podcast-episodes/ep-50-how-teams-treat-failure-david-esposito) Sep 17, 2026 | Episode 48 ## [Competition as a Leadership Engine: Scoreboards That Work — with John Worden](https://coaching.velocityadvisorygroup.com/activating-greatness-podcast-episodes/ep-48-competition-as-a-leadership-engine-john-worden) Javara commercial leader John Worden explains how shared scoreboards, clear roles, and "share the why to get the buy" turn competition into team performance. [Read more →](https://coaching.velocityadvisorygroup.com/activating-greatness-podcast-episodes/ep-48-competition-as-a-leadership-engine-john-worden) Sep 8, 2026 | Episode 46 ## [Evolving Organizational Culture Through Crisis and Growth — with Tom Ulbrich](https://coaching.velocityadvisorygroup.com/activating-greatness-podcast-episodes/ep-46-evolving-organizational-culture-tom-ulbrich) Goodwill of Western New York CEO Tom Ulbrich explains how he evolved a culture of stability in a crisis and why accountability needs constant coaching. [Read more →](https://coaching.velocityadvisorygroup.com/activating-greatness-podcast-episodes/ep-46-evolving-organizational-culture-tom-ulbrich) Jul 13, 2026 | Episode 37 ## [Building High-Performing Teams: Why Tough Coaching Works — with Kayt Leonard](https://coaching.velocityadvisorygroup.com/activating-greatness-podcast-episodes/ep-37-tough-coaching-high-performing-teams-kayt-leonard) SAS marketing leader Kayt Leonard explains why tough coaching signals belief, how to hold a standard, and why full effort never requires an 80-hour week. [Read more →](https://coaching.velocityadvisorygroup.com/activating-greatness-podcast-episodes/ep-37-tough-coaching-high-performing-teams-kayt-leonard) Apr 30, 2026 | Episode 25 ## [Hard Decisions Define Leaders: Accountability and High Standards — with Joe Crandall](https://coaching.velocityadvisorygroup.com/activating-greatness-podcast-episodes/ep-25-accountability-in-leadership-joe-crandall) Former Navy SEAL and Red Leviathan CEO Joe Crandall on accountability, standards, and the hard decisions that build high-performing teams. [Read more →](https://coaching.velocityadvisorygroup.com/activating-greatness-podcast-episodes/ep-25-accountability-in-leadership-joe-crandall) Apr 27, 2026 | Episode 24 ## [Calm the Chaos: How to Turn High Achievers Into High Performers — with Laura London](https://coaching.velocityadvisorygroup.com/activating-greatness-podcast-episodes/ep-24-calm-the-chaos-laura-london) Leadership advisor Laura London on the difference between high achievers and high performers, and how leaders can calm the chaos to build great teams. [Read more →](https://coaching.velocityadvisorygroup.com/activating-greatness-podcast-episodes/ep-24-calm-the-chaos-laura-london) Mar 19, 2026 | Episode 14 ## [Stay Appropriately Annoyed: How Healthy Dissatisfaction Fights Complacency — with Jon Stenberg](https://coaching.velocityadvisorygroup.com/activating-greatness-podcast-episodes/ep-14-appropriately-annoyed-jon-stenberg) Jon Stenberg on staying appropriately annoyed: how healthy dissatisfaction fights complacency and drives leadership accountability. [Read more →](https://coaching.velocityadvisorygroup.com/activating-greatness-podcast-episodes/ep-14-appropriately-annoyed-jon-stenberg) ## Ready to activate greatness on your team? Velocity Advisory Group helps leadership teams build the culture, strategy, and systems that let good people do their best work. 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