Each episode of Leading Outward dives headfirst into the raw, and sometimes messy, realities of leadership and culture transformation. We unpack the toughest challenges leaders face—mindset, trust, conflict, communication, and accountability—through raw coaching episodes and behind-the-scenes conversations with executives and leaders around the world who are solving them in real time.
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June 17, 2025 | Episode 5
Are your efforts to be helpful actually helpful? And when you step in, is it because your team needs your help or because you need to feel needed? If you’ve ever used the word helpful to describe yourself, this episode is for you.
Because in this raw coaching session, Jeanette—a former teacher turned HR director—works with her Arbinger coach, Mitch Warner, to confront how her well-intended desire to support her principals is preventing them from owning their work. What starts as a conversation about time management becomes a deeper reckoning with control, avoidance, and the leadership cost of doing for others what you should be developing them to do on their own.
Are you holding meetings where no one speaks up? Dealing with employees ...
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We’ve all felt it: the tension between being real and being in charge. B...
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Ever resented someone you were supposed to help? Or felt too exhausted t...
Are your efforts to be helpful actually helpful? And when you step in, i...
You have the vision, give the trainings, but your team just doesn’t foll...
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Leadership is messy. Culture change is hard. And knowing what’s really holding you back, that’s the most challenging part of all. Join us every week for fresh perspectives and actionable insights to help you elevate your leadership, live more intentionally, and drive lasting change.