Host
Doug Crandall

Doug Crandall is a graduate of West Point, the son and grandson of graduates, and the father of a West Point graduate. While serving as an award-winning member of the military academy’s faculty, he was designated “the best teacher in a department focused on teaching excellence.”
He is the author of Building or Diminishing and co-author of Leadership Lessons from West Point, Hope Unseen, and Permission to Speak Freely, and has written case studies for the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Harvard Business School. He holds an MBA from Stanford and an M.Ed. from the University of Washington.
Doug serves as Head of Teaching at The Referent Group, a boutique leadership development firm, where he has taught thousands of leaders over nearly three decades.
Elsewhere
Doug’s recent podcast appearances
- EBC: House Of DevelopmentWhat West Point Taught Doug Crandall About Leadership ↗An hour and a half on character, responsibility, and the human side of leadership.
- Estelle ReadAre You Building or Diminishing Your Team? with Doug Crandall ↗Whether everyday conversations build people up or diminish them.
- Lead with Bubba ScottBuilding or Diminishing with Doug Crandall ↗Doug’s path back to West Point, and the question behind the book.
- Veterinary Life Coach PodcastAre you Building People or Diminishing Them? w/ Doug Crandall ↗Episode 399 — 36 minutes with Dr. Julie Cappel on the same question from a new angle.
- The Science of LeadershipBeing a Leader Who Builds Others with Doug Crandall ↗Episode 60 — 43 minutes on what it takes to build others up as a leader.
