129. Leaders Aren't Born: Learning To Lead with guest Jim Carlough
Sun Oct 26 2025
In this episode I talk to Jim Carlough about his book, The Six Pillars of Effective Leadership and how his leadership has evolved.
Introduction
With over 30 years of leadership experience, Jim Carlough is an accomplished business strategist, speaker, and author.
Having successfully driven explosive growth for healthcare organizations—from start-ups to industry leaders — Jim is a trusted expert in building high- performing teams, revitalizing underperforming businesses, and guiding organizations through transformational change.
Jim's core philosophy—leaders aren’t born; they’re developed—challenges the myth of innate leadership. In his book, The Six Pillars of Effective Leadership: A Roadmap to Success, Jim delivers a practical and inspiring guide for leaders at every stage of their journey.
His approach focuses on six essential traits that empower individuals to embrace leadership as a skill that can be learned, honed, and mastered through experience, mentorship, and intentional growth.
Resources mentioned in this episode
Follow Jim:
Website: HERE
LinkedIn: HERE
Instagram: HERE
Facebook: HERE
The Six Pillars of Effective Leadership: A Roadmap to Success: Amazon-USA / Amazon-Canada
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In this episode I talk to Jim Carlough about his book, The Six Pillars of Effective Leadership and how his leadership has evolved. Introduction With over 30 years of leadership experience, Jim Carlough is an accomplished business strategist, speaker, and author. Having successfully driven explosive growth for healthcare organizations—from start-ups to industry leaders — Jim is a trusted expert in building high- performing teams, revitalizing underperforming businesses, and guiding organizations through transformational change. Jim's core philosophy—leaders aren’t born; they’re developed—challenges the myth of innate leadership. In his book, The Six Pillars of Effective Leadership: A Roadmap to Success, Jim delivers a practical and inspiring guide for leaders at every stage of their journey. His approach focuses on six essential traits that empower individuals to embrace leadership as a skill that can be learned, honed, and mastered through experience, mentorship, and intentional growth. Resources mentioned in this episode Follow Jim: Website: HERE LinkedIn: HERE Instagram: HERE Facebook: HERE The Six Pillars of Effective Leadership: A Roadmap to Success: Amazon-USA / Amazon-Canada Thank you for listening. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing and leaving a review. Leave comment on what you enjoyed from the episode and if you have any suggestions for future episodes, I’d love to hear from you. Even better, share it with a friend or colleague and turn on the notifications so that you never miss an episode. It really helps the podcast gain more listeners so that we can grow our Lead From Within community. Thanks everyone! Keep reaching for your highest branch! Let's Connect Follow me on LinkedIn Here Visit my website Here Email: mthomson@curisconsulting.ca Self-Care Guide on Amazon: Canada: HERE USA: HERE Leave me a voice note HERE and have it included on a future podcast! Just click on the "message" tab. It is greatly appreciated!