Why Smart Leaders Keep Making the Same Mistake

TWRS-Leadership Straight, No Chaser · Feb 26, 2026 · 26m

What happens when life forces you to change everything you thought was working? Executive coach Chip Scholz was traveling 200 nights a year, weighed 350 pounds, and running at full speed—until a stroke stopped him cold. What he rebuilt over the next two years became the foundation of his entire leadership philosophy: Semper Gumby. Always flexible.

In this episode, Big G and Scott sit down with Chip to unpack the leadership patterns that quietly destroy even successful people—hubris, confirmation bias, the drift from doing to being. Chip also shares why small decisions matter more than big…