ECHNICAL SKILLS AREN'T EVERYTHING: Build More Trust #businessmotivation #continuouslearning

Most leaders are quietly failing their teams not because they lack strategy but because they have never been taught that clarity is kindness, and silence is not respect. The uncomfortable reality no business school will tell you is that the most dangerous leader in any room is the one who avoids hard conversations and calls it being nice.

Audra Palakodety, COO at APOORVA Corporation, has built her leadership philosophy across one of the most diverse career paths in the industry spanning tourism, entertainment, energy, and custom software development across multinational teams. What she discovered along the way will challenge everything you think you know about executive leadership, emotional intelligence, and what it actually takes to scale a company without breaking the people inside it.
Audra does not talk theory. She talks transformation forged in real boardrooms, cross cultural teams, and the kind of hard conversations most leaders keep postponing until it is too late.
Chapters:
0:00 ◼️ The Windy Road — From Tourism To Tech COO
5:20 ◼️ The Momentum Killer — When Teams Don't Understand The Why
10:45 ◼️ Clarity Is Kindness — What Bad Bosses Taught Her
16:30 ◼️ Setting Intentions — The Emotional Intelligence Weapon
22:10 ◼️ The Let Them Shift — Escaping The Fixer Trap
27:40 ◼️ Refinement Not Reinvention — The C Suite Growth Blueprint
32:15 ◼️ Speaking Up Is Respect — Rewiring Multinational Culture
37:00 ◼️ The Time Machine — Advice To Her Younger Self

If you are a COO, founder, senior executive, or emerging leader navigating team dynamics, cross functional collaboration, or the messy human side of scaling a business, this conversation is your blueprint.

You can get in touch with Audra Palakodety here on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/audra-palakodety/
Website: https://www.apoorvacorporation.com

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— Meg

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It’s Not You (But Sometimes It Is!), hosted by Meg Poag, is the go-to podcast for managers, team leads, and emerging leaders navigating real-world workplace dynamics. Each episode features honest conversations with experienced professionals on leadership challenges—from building resilient teams and fostering authentic connections to managing change, enhancing communication, and balancing ambition with well-being. Whether you’re steering through conflict, scaling a team, or seeking clarity in your leadership style, Meg brings actionable strategies, personal stories, and expert advice to help you lead with confidence and compassion.

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