5 Questions Great Leaders Answer Before Conversations | Evan Unger | Ep 948

From Outlier's Edge Podcast with Niiamah Ashong Niiamah Ashong

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"If I waste their time, people are going to see me as a bad leader. Because that's where they're experiencing you." — Evan Unger

Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Evan Unger for a conversation that will permanently change how you lead every meeting, conversation, and collaboration. Evan breaks down the POPRA framework, the five-part model that separates leaders who command rooms from ones who waste everyone's time. From managing HIPPOs to landing the plane right, this episode is your playbook for running conversations that actually move things forward.

Welcome to the Outlier's Edge Podcast, hosted by Niiamah Ashong, Founder of Outlier's Edge and Sherpa of the World of Difference. On this podcast, you'll join other high-performing unconventional leaders and entrepreneurs (aka Outliers) as they talk about leveraging what makes them different to make a difference in the world.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Evan's career origin story

03:10 The pandemic pivot moment

06:00 How meetings destroy organizations

09:43 POPRA framework introduced

12:00 Full POPRA breakdown

17:00 POPRA applies everywhere

22:00 Managing HIPPOs in meetings

26:00 Landing the plane matters

30:00 Change agents and leadership style

35:15 Evan's advice for young outliers