317. The Weight of Leadership: Presence, Perspective, and the Power of Reframing with Hank Minor

About this episode

Hank Minor discusses the emotional challenges of leadership and the pressures leaders face.

Leadership has a hidden cost we do not talk about enough: the quiet pressure of being the person everyone leans on while you wonder who you can lean on. Hank Minor joins me for a deeper conversation about the inner world of leadership, the emotional load leaders carry, and the moment the role starts consuming the person. Hank brings a rare mix of experience as a former counseling psychologist, a longtime CEO in a multigenerational manufacturing business, and a leadership mentor who now works ...

People in this episode

Host: Mick Spiers

Guest: Hank Minor

Topics covered

• leadership
• emotional load
• perspective
• reframing
• psychology
• mentorship

Keywords

• leadership
• emotional load
• psychology
• mentorship
• reframing
• perspective

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