High Octane Leadership

We've all heard about Quiet Quitting and The Great Resignation. In the job market, we've seen salaries increase, and not necessarily because of better performance. With the economy favoring employees, are they no longer motivated to become excellent? Is the market creating an Epidemic of Average? If so, what can leaders do about it?

Show Notes

We've all heard about Quiet Quitting and The Great Resignation. In the job market, we've seen salaries increase, and not necessarily because of better performance.  With the economy favoring employees, are they no longer motivated to become excellent?  Is the market creating an Epidemic of Average?  If so, what can leaders do about it?


High Octane Leadership is hosted by The Diversity Movement CEO and executive coach Donald Thompson and is a production of Earfluence.

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What is High Octane Leadership?

Future-proof your leadership with High Octane Leadership, a place where business leaders (whether by title or aspiration) share cheat codes for unlocking workplace excellence, lessons learned along the way, and insider tips for future generations of next-level professionals.

With two decades of experience leading and growing multi-million dollar firms, host Donald Thompson is a serial entrepreneur and investor who worked his way to success with hustle and humility. He’s an expert in goal achievement, influencing company culture, and driving exponential growth. A Certified Diversity Executive, Donald is also CEO and co-founder of The Diversity Movement, a multi award-winning product-driven consultancy which offers an employee-experience product suite to personalize diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) through data, technology, and expert-curated content.

Each week on The Donald Thompson Podcast, he talks leadership, competitive learning, diversity and inclusion, and business growth through personal development with guests who are shaping the future of work. Find him on Linkedin, and listen here to learn how you can become future-proof too.