
The Learning To Lead Show with Mark J. Cundiff · 2026-06-27 · 47 min
Execution is not about having better intentions. It is about building better systems, stronger follow-up, clearer behaviors, and a culture where accountability helps people win. In this episode of The Learning to Lead Show , Mark Cundiff sits down with Jon Dario , author, speaker, management skills trainer, and creator of the AIM Framework: Action Item Management . Jon brings decades of leadership experience from major retail and service organizations, including Macy’s, Gap, Bank of America, and Travelex, and currently leads a real estate management company in the New York-New Jersey market. Episode Summary What separates leaders who make plans from leaders who actually get results? That question sits at the center of this conversation with Jon Dario. Jon shares how his leadership journey began in retail management and how one honest conversation with an employee changed the way he saw leadership forever. Early in his career, Jon told a team member he did not have to work the same long hours Jon worked.