Grounding and Growing Leadership Podcast

Hosted by Tara Gronhovd | Powered by ALIGN

Leaders must GROW first. The Grounding & Growing Leadership Podcast is for leaders who want to grow themselves, build healthier teams and create organizations where people and performance thrive. Hosted by ALIGN founder and CEO Tara Gronhovd, each episode tackles the real challenges of leadership through candid conversations, practical tools and fresh perspectives on trust, accountability, developing people, navigating change, strengthening culture and building organizational capacity. Because better leadership improves how business works and the quality of people's lives.

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Grounding and Growing Leadership Podcast

Episodes (141)

Fri Oct 9th Performance Review Systems that Work with Stephanie Theisen - Episode 141
Sep 10th Let's Name The Elephant: The Power of True Leadership ALIGNment with Stephanie Theisen - Episode 140
Aug 21st Rebuilding and Restoring Trust in the Workplace with Pamela Nelson

Grounding and Growing Leadership Podcast

Oct 9, 2026
35¼ minutes
48 MB

Welcome back, friends! In this episode of the Grounding and Growing Leadership Podcast, Tara is joined by co-host and ALIGN’s Chief Strategy Officer, Stephanie Theisen, to rethink the traditional performance review. They explore why annual reviews often fall short and how clear goals, regular feedback, and ongoing coaching can create a more effective approach to performance management. Tara and Stephanie also discuss navigating employee pushback around growth and shifting from reactive conversations to proactive coaching. The takeaway: performance management shouldn’t be a once-a-year event, but an ongoing rhythm that helps employees grow, understand expectations, and perform at their...

Grounding and Growing Leadership Podcast

Performance Review Systems that Work with Stephanie Theisen - Episode 141

Hosted by Tara Gronhovd | Powered by ALIGN

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