The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast CNLP 386 | Jeff and Terra Mattson on How to Tell If You're Heading for a Moral Failure, Signs of a Narcissistic Leader and How Platform Can Be a Trap for Young Leaders
Dec 22, 2020
Jeff and Tara Mattson share valuable insights as leadership coaches specializing in integrity and mental health. They discuss warning signs of moral failure in leaders and the impact of public pressure on vulnerability. The couple examines how unresolved trauma can fuel overachievement and highlight the dangers of narcissistic behavior in leadership. They also address the risks of platform pressure for young leaders and propose practical steps for building integrity, such as seeking wise counsel and practicing ruthless honesty.
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Integrity Is A Daily Practice
- Integrity is a daily lifestyle of choices aligning heart, mind, soul and relationships, not a one-time event.
- The integrity gap is the distance between what leaders preach and how they actually live.
Unresolved Trauma Fuels Leadership Risks
- Unresolved trauma in leaders often drives performance or victimhood and later leaks into behavior.
- Trauma is stored in the body and requires relational and neuroplastic interventions to heal.
Keep Two Nonreporting Truth-Tellers
- Maintain at least two mature, honest people who do not report to you and can give unfiltered feedback.
- Use those relationships to stay grounded and catch arrogance or isolation early.
