Episode 5: Are Your Friendships Making You A Better - Or Worse - Leader?

Most leaders have never had formal leadership training. Yet somehow they're managing people, navigating conflict, and shaping cultures - for better or worse.In this episode, Lea makes the case that one of the most overlooked leadership development tools isn't a course, a coach, or a framework. It's your friendships. But not all friendships... The ones where people disagree with you, where difficult conversations happen, where conflict gets worked through rather than avoided or overridden. Those friendships are a training ground for exactly the skills leadership demands most - emotional regulation, conflict resolution, and the ability to reach resolution without avoiding or defaulting to power.So the question worth asking: What is the quality of your friendships actually telling you about your leadership ceiling?