#126 - Holding the Pen: Scott Landers on Fear, Agency, and Leadership

What happens when everything you've worked for comes down to one moment and your body just stops working? For Scott Landers, CEO of Achievers, that moment came on a college baseball mound, and what followed changed the trajectory of his life. In this conversation, Scott shares the decision that turned his lowest point into a turning point: "I hold the pen. I'm going to write the story." He explains how he deliberately walked toward everything that scared him, saying yes to opportunities that terrified him, and how that hard-won sense of agency shaped him into the leader he is today. He also gets honest about why the fear of failure never goes away, and why becoming comfortable in your own skin can trump it. That same belief in agency sits at the heart of Scott's take on AI: only 1% of CFOs are seeing ROI from it, and he argues it's because AI is happening to people, not with them.Press play to hear how one moment of panic became a philosophy for leading through the biggest transformation of our time.