Max and Josh get to wrap up the Enneagram Series with the final triad, which just happens to the one they both land in. This triad includes the Quiet Specialist, The Loyal Sceptic, and The Enthusiastic Visionary. They dive into some specifics about their main motivation (both Loyal Skeptics), how they are very different versions of the same number, and of course cover the other triads as well.

How an employee enters an organization might be the single most pivotal experience you can have an influence over. Max and Josh discuss their findings on when and how to engage, the importance of timing, and how critically vital it is to a business or team on what to do in this crucial time period of an employee's tenure.

Max and Josh sit down with another teammate from their former team, this one mentioned a handful of times over the last year on the show. Scott has been many things in his lifetime including a regional manager, front man of a band, a wanderer, and will be much more before he's done as he talks about in this episode. They discuss "new rich" and steps we can all take to achieve it.

Max and Josh cover the 4th and final cornerstone of the Team Principles they adhered to in corporate. They share some stories of counterexamples that show what can happen when this principle is not in place as well as some anecdotes about how it impacts their lives still.

Max and Josh cover the third cornerstone of their former team principles: Recognize and Respect the Impact your Behavior has on Others. Wordier than some of the other principles, it's actually pretty straightforward as concepts go and invites us all to be self and socially aware.

In this season premiere of their second year recording Authority Optional, Max and Josh discuss their most heavily influential team principle, Leave it Better Than You Found it. They talk about how valuable it is when everybody buys in and, of course, tell some stories on how it works. If you've listened to our first season, thank you. If not, this season kicks off an attempt to get less high-level concept and more detailed, so it could be worth going back for some older episodes if you crave the background.

Max and Josh tackle the difficult subject of being an unemployed leader, what the market seems to bear these days, as well as how challenging it can be to get through the first few steps of applying to a new company- or even your current one if you’re being laid off. They share their experience with it and offer some suggestions for anybody in the position themselves.

Max and Josh discuss another one of the Team Principles utilized in their corporate life, one that Max admits contributing directly to their common language. Eliminating aggravation ranges from not dodging accountability to doing things outside the scope of your job role, and invites everyone to imagine a world where everyone else is trying to improve the lives of those around them.