Modern Mentor Why leaders should stop solving and start inviting change
Nov 18, 2025
Leaders are overwhelmed trying to fix everything, while employees feel stuck waiting for change. The podcast explores why the traditional top-down leadership model is ineffective today. It emphasizes the power of small, grassroots solutions, like shared documents for employee engagement. Listeners are encouraged to experiment with manageable changes without seeking permission. By inviting distributed ownership, leaders can reduce their burnout and enhance team collaboration. The episode challenges everyone to take one small step toward innovation this week.
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Letting Go To Find Relief
- Rachel describes rushing with a toddler and a baby every morning until her daughter asked to dress herself.
- Letting her daughter take that task eased stress and created a better morning rhythm.
Old Leadership Playbook No Longer Fits
- Rachel argues we use a 1950s leadership playbook for 2025 problems where knowledge now lives everywhere.
- Senior leaders can't design and own all change because they lack proximity and bandwidth.
Start With Tiny, Risk-Free Experiments
- If you can change one thing about your work, pick the smallest first step that moves you toward it.
- Shrink that step until it sits squarely inside your locus of control and run a tiny, risk-free experiment.