New Episode: Caring deeply isn't lowering the bar

Published about 1 month ago • 1 min read

Hey Reader,

Most leaders treat caring and high standards as a trade. Marcel Schwantes learned they're the same job.

A toxic job pushed so much cortisol through his system that he collapsed and couldn't walk for a month. He rebuilt his career around what he now calls humane leadership, and he's researched it ever since.

In this episode:

Why flipping the pyramid doesn't mean your people walk over you
The two questions that reveal whether someone belongs in a leadership seat
Why AI raises the urgency on the oldest leadership skill: clarity

Listen to the Full Conversation On Your Favorite Player

P.S. Marcel's line on it: servant leadership is a two-sided coin. The serving part is the caring. The leadership part demands excellence of self.

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