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Every week we publish a new episode of truth telling, corporate real talk to help people-centered leaders find validation and support in navigating tricky corporate cultures.
S1 E10: Ask Your People: Data Is Not a Substitute for Judgment
Data has become a way to put off decisions and shirk responsibility. Not every observation needs a data point; sometimes, it just needs a leader brave enough to act on what they see." . In the season finale, Susan and Marissa unearth why an over-reliance on dashboards is holding organizations back from moving at the pace of change.
S1 E8: Burnout is Not a Leadership Pipeline
If your best leadership pipeline is just the people too tired to say 'no,' you aren’t building a future; you’re just managing a 'wake of bodies.'”
In the season finale of Brave Proximity, Marissa and Susan unearth the dangerous fallacy of relying on burnout as a leadership strategy. We’re peeling back the layers of Professional Distance to understand why we treat exhausted high-performers as the logical succession plan—and how to stop the cycle of compliance before your 'Silent Heroes' burn out completely.