Look, I’ll be honest: most “leadership experts” lowkey make me want to throw my laptop into a pool.

But Dr. Matt Poepsel? This man’s the REAL DEAL!

Marine veteran, Ironman triathlete, PhD in psychology, and the actual godfather of talent optimization (no, really, he wrote the book on it)!

So when he says leadership today is broken, you listen.

Today, we’re dragging egos, calling out the “hero leader” BS, and answering the question employees are too scared to ask:

Why are so many leaders terrible at their jobs?

From vulnerability without oversharing to why your status reports are already obsolete, this is the leadership reset you didn’t know you needed.

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0:02:30 - One Truth About Work Matt Wishes More Leaders Understood

0:03:37 - How to Build Self-awareness as a Leader

0:06:57 - When A Leader’s Ego Gets in the Way of Good Leadership

0:09:36 - Spotting the Difference Between Authentic Leaders and Stiff Leaders

0:12:58 - A Game-changing Moment in Matt’s Leadership Journey

0:19:21 - What Employees ACTUALLY Want From Leaders

0:22:19 - If a Manager Only Has Time to do One Thing, What Should it Be?

0:27:07 - A Small Action Leaders Can Take That Has a Huge Impact

0:32:41 - The Fine Line Between Vulnerability and Oversharing

0:34:39 - Navigating Leadership in an Era of Burnout, Layoffs, and AI

0:40:03 - Something Every CEO Should Understand About Their Company

0:43:41 - Rewriting the Playbook on How Companies Develop Leaders

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