Episode 47 - Beyond Tough Leadership - What Actually Helps in High-Pressure Moments

I still forget and catch myself closing - contracting around a situation rather than meeting it with presence. The Point isn’t something I’ve mastered, it’s something I keep returning to.In this episode I share how The Point shows up in the middle of real life: the pressure to be consistent with this podcast, chaotic school run mornings with two teenage boys, and what actually helps when someone’s already stressed and gets shouted at for being late.I also look at the suggestion that kindness makes you a weak leader - and why I think that misses something fundamental. Real kindness isn’t softness or people-pleasing. From presence, you can be kind and direct, kind and let someone go, kind and say no. It’s not a strategy. It’s what naturally comes when you’re not operating from self-protection, or the need to be seen a certain way - when you’re simply responding to what’s actually here.The challenges don’t disappear. But how we meet them changes everything.🎙️ New to The Point? Episode 1 is a good place to start:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/spirit-of-enquiry-wellbeing-conversations-for-change/id1713782727?i=1000632736561📕 My book “The Point of Now” is available on Amazon:https://amzn.eu/d/5fyskTlI’d love to hear how this lands - get in touch via the links below.📧 Email me directly at: [email protected]🕸️ My website shows more on my work and you can download the first two chapters of my book there: https://www.sychangecoach.comI’m regularly on social media at these links - pick your favourite:http://linkedin.com/in/suzie-yeuletthttps://www.instagram.com/suzie.changecoach?igsh=ZDd6eWNkbmw3NWFs&utm_source=qrhttps://substack.com/@suzieyeulett?r=1e9w6&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile&shareImageVariant=image