From High Performer to Transformational Leader

Your Finest Hour: What does it take to move from driving results to truly transforming a company?

In this episode of Beyond High Performance, David Miller sits down with Jeff McMartin, President of Pliant Plastics, to explore his journey from a results-obsessed “high performer” to a transformational leader who embraces vulnerability, authenticity, and coaching.

Jeff reveals the hidden costs of chasing performance at all costs — and how leaning into coaching helped him reclaim agency, integrity, and influence. You’ll hear how this shift not only reshaped Jeff’s leadership but also turned Pliant Plastics’ culture into a driver of growth and innovation.

You’ll discover:

• Why vulnerability is one of the most powerful leadership tools you’re not using
• How to identify and break free from the hidden barriers holding leaders back
• The role of coaching in scaling both culture and performance
• What it takes to lead a company into the future with clarity and courage

Whether you’re leading a team of ten or ten thousand, this conversation will challenge how you think about performance, leadership, and growth.

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What is Beyond High Performance?

The Beyond High Performance Podcast is brought to you by the coaches and friends of the executive coaching firm, Novus Global, and the Meta Performance Institute for Coaching. Join us for intentional, vulnerable, thought provoking conversations that illustrate the life-shifting power of coaching. In order to adequately share the breadth and depth of the firm’s insights, this podcast consists of three unique shows. The Meta Performance Show, will bring you unflinching interviews with top industry leaders on their paths to success. Next, we explore with the show called On Coaching, which pulls back the curtain on the intricacies of life as a Novus Global Coach. And finally, Your Finest Hour, which explores the unique dynamics between a coach and their client by bringing both on the show to unpack their coaching experience together. This podcast was crafted to help you grow as a coach, leader, employee, and human being, inspiring you to go beyond high performance and explore what you are capable of. Note that this podcast is not for those who are committed to mediocrity.