Ep#203 Trapped in the Shame Spiral of isolation and self-abandonment

Quick announcement for loyal listeners: after publishing every week since September 2021, I’m shifting the podcast’s cadence. Going forward, episodes will drop only when there’s something genuinely im...

28 Jan 2min

January optimism fades fast. Goals wobble. Energy drops. And that familiar voice shows up: “I should be further along by now.” In this episode, Dex explores why high-achieving leaders often get stuck ...

21 Jan 20min

Every leader has blind spots. Not because they’re careless or incompetent — but because they’re human. In this episode, Dex shares a formative leadership mistake from early in his career and uses it t...

15 Jan 17min

If you’re back at work and already quietly overloaded — you’re not broken. January often pretends everything resets, while your nervous system, responsibilities, and expectations clearly don’t. In thi...

8 Jan 10min

This Christmas Day episode is a quieter, more reflective conversation about leadership that actually works — especially in high-pressure environments like healthcare. Dex is joined by Dr Joshua Hartze...

25 Des 202540min

Most leaders think they need authority to act — but real leadership begins when you give yourself permission to move. In this episode, we explore how to drop imagined judgement, stop waiting for endor...

18 Des 20256min

In this episode, I share a personal story about leading from behind in a small, entrepreneurial tech team. The team was fragmented, underperforming, and in constant conflict with other departments — a...

11 Des 202511min

Summary In this episode, we break the spell of the “lone wolf” identity — the myth that high performers must grind alone, stay stoic, and win through self-sacrifice. We explore why this model silentl...

4 Des 20259min