Leading at Work While Leading at Home | Leadership Doesn't Change, The Audience Does

Leading at Work While Leading at Home | Leadership Doesn't Change, The Audience Does

July 20, 2026 · 1h 17m · Season 3 · Episode 3

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The episode discusses the challenges of leading at home while building a career, emphasizing the differences in leadership styles required for family and work.

Are you leading your family the same way you lead at work? In this episode of Four Titles, One Truth, Dr. Jermain Williamson (CW5 (R)) joins Tommie Jones and Lance Taylor for an honest conversation about one of leadership’s biggest challenges: learning to lead at home while building a career leading others. The military intentionally develops leaders through schools, mentors, promotions, and decades of experience. At the same time, many leaders are also becoming husbands and fathers, but without the same roadmap. Together, three retired senior Army leaders reflect on what they had to unlearn, what remained constant, and why leadership principles may never change, but the people we lead often require a different approach. In this episode we discuss: Leading Soldiers versus leading your spouse and children Why influence matters more than authority at home Leadership habits that helped at work but hurt at home Earning trust inside your family Leadership after military retirement Building a legacy that extends beyond rank What every husband, father, veteran, and leader can learn about influence Whether you’re serving in the military, leading a business, raising a family, or simply…

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Hosts: Tommie Jones, Lance Taylor

Guest: Dr. Jermain Williamson

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Organizations: Four Titles, One Truth, Army

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