Episode 528 If I Don’t Do It, It Won’t Get Done
From The Daily LEAD by Brad Otto
April 13, 2026 · 33 min · Season 5 · Episode 528
About this episode
This episode explores weaponized incompetence in relationships and leadership, discussing its impact on mental load and burnout.
When “help” creates more work, something deeper is happening. This episode explores weaponized incompetence in relationships and leadership—how it builds mental load, burnout, and quiet resentment, and what it looks like to shift the pattern healthily.
People in this episode
Host: Brad Otto
Topics covered
- weaponized incompetence
- relationships
- leadership
- mental load
- burnout
- resentment
Keywords
- weaponized incompetence
- relationships
- leadership
- mental load
- burnout
- resentment
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