Pressure Reveals Your Values: Staying True to What Matters When Things Get Hard
About this episode
The episode discusses how leadership values are revealed under pressure and the importance of integrity during challenging times in the humanitarian sector.
What happens to your leadership when the pressure is on? Most organizations have values written on their websites. But according to today's guest, our real values are revealed not when things are easy—but when uncertainty, competing priorities, and difficult decisions force us to choose how we will respond. In this episode, I speak with Kim Kucinskas, Director of the TIME Transformation Lab at Humentum, about what it means to lead with integrity during a time of unprecedented change in the humanitarian and development sector. Together, we explore why many traditional leadership approaches are becoming less effective, how uncertainty is changing the skills leaders need, and how values can serve as a practical guide when there are no perfect answers. Whether you are leading a team through funding cuts, organizational change, or simply trying to navigate an increasingly complex world, this conversation offers practical insights on how to stay grounded in what matters most. In This Episode, You'll Learn: • Why values are more than words—and how they show up through daily behaviors • What "pressure reveals values" really means for leaders • Why self-awareness is essential for…
People in this episode
Guest: Kim Kucinskas
Topics covered
- leadership
- values
- uncertainty
- integrity
- humanitarian sector
- decision making
Keywords
- leadership
- values
- pressure
- integrity
- uncertainty
- decision making
- self-awareness
- courage
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Humentum
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