Why Presence Beats Performance in Leadership (Most Founders Get This Backwards)
About this episode
The episode discusses the importance of presence over performance in leadership, featuring insights from guest Renée Marino.
Most leaders think the problem is that they are not doing enough, but that's usually not it. The people you are trying to reach, your kids, your team, your clients, do not need more from you. They need you to actually be present, and almost nobody is. This episode is about the gap between performing leadership and being present in it, and why closing that gap changes everything downstream. Renée Marino, actress, author and speaker joins the show to break down what presence actually looks like in practice, not as a feeling but as a discipline. She talks about catching herself in the trap of constant doing, the cost of treating attention as something you can fake, and a 10 year old video that reminded her what people actually remember. Renée walks through the morning practice she uses to lead from a grounded place: phone out of the room, pen to paper, one question asked and answered before the day starts pulling at you. The argument is simple. You connect with the most important person first, yourself, and every other connection that day runs cleaner because of it. This one is for founders and operators who have built the business but feel scattered inside it. For leaders who are…
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