Episode: Redefining Goals: Behavior-Driven Change with Michael Lopez
Guest: Michael Lopez – Best-selling author, LinkedIn Top Voice, transformation consultant Listen: https://entrepreneurconundrum.com/michaeljalopez
In this episode, we cover:
- Michael’s journey from military intelligence and Big Four consulting to founding his own boutique consultancy
- Why traditional change programs fail when they treat employees as one homogeneous group
- The truth about change: you can only change yourself—but you can influence others through modeling
- How redefining goals from things you want to actions you take keeps you motivated longer
- Why outcomes are harder to predict—but inputs (effort, repetitions, consistency) are fully in your control
- How Michael uses his Top Voice Tuesday series on LinkedIn to practice this “effort-first” approach
- The role of time, constraints, and focus when you’re a high-touch consultant with a full client roster
- Why doing hard things literally reshapes your brain and reputation as a leader
- How to build teams that embrace mistakes as part of growth rather than something to hide
- “Watching the tape”: what football film review can teach leaders about revisiting failure without shame
- Why leaders should stop over-directing and instead create space for teams to design the how
Connect with Michael Lopez
- Website: https://www.michaeljlopez.coach/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-j-lopez9/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaeljlopez9/
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/MichaelJLopez9
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelJosephLopez9
Connect with Virginia
- Distinct Digital Marketing: @distinctdm
- Instagram: @h_ginia
- Podcast: @entrepreneurconundrumpodcast
- Website: https://entrepreneurconundrum.com
Key Questions
(00:58) Can you share a little bit about your journey? How did you end up where you are today?
(02:55) Who's your ideal client these days?
(04:15) When you're talking about change, is that my change and how our company change?
(05:58) How do you get in front of these people off?
(10:28) What do you feel is your biggest roadblock for reaching those goals?
(12:14) Earlier, you had mentioned about defining goals differently. Because then you have pursue your goals differently. So are those the same thing or are they different?
(16:13) What is the best advice that you have ever received?
(17:56) What's the best advice you've ever given then?
(20:24) Was there anything else on the implications for change in teams and organizations that you wanted to touch on?
(24:19) Is there something that we haven't talked about yet that you would like to touch on?
