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Mainline Executive Coaching ACT Podcast
Episode 358November 21, 2025

358: Beyond Performance: Who Really Becomes a World-Class Executive

Rich BaronMaikel Bailey
Rich Baron & Maikel Bailey

Episode Notes

Most organizations still confuse performance with potential.
They take a standout performer, move them up… and then wonder why that person struggles in the role they’ve been thrown into.

The reality? There’s a huge difference between being a high performer and being a high-potential leader.

One gets results.
The other shapes the future.
One executes today.
The other transforms tomorrow.

If you want to become a world-class executive—a leader who builds culture, empowers people, and drives bold, sustainable outcomes—you can’t rely on performance alone. You have to develop the competencies, courage, and character that define true high-potential leadership.

Because at the end of the day, you can’t outperform a lack of leadership maturity.

In this episode of Mainline Executive Coaching ACT, Rich and Maikel break down the real difference between high performers and high potentials—and why only one of them consistently makes it to the executive level.

Leaders, Lead Well!

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About the Hosts

Rich Baron

Rich Baron

Chief Operating Officer & Master Certified IL Coach

Master Certified IL Executive Coach, Lean Six Sigma, 100% Customer Retention (2006-2019)

As JMG's Chief Operating Officer and a Master Certified Intelligent Leadership Executive Coach, Rich brings diverse expertise in cultural transformation, operational leadership, and coaching leaders from emerging talent to CEOs.

Maikel Bailey

Maikel Bailey

Master Certified IL Executive Coach

Master Certified IL Executive Coach

Maikel Bailey is a Master Certified Intelligent Leadership Executive Coach with extensive experience in executive leadership, cultural transformation, and emerging leader development.

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