EPISODE · Apr 7, 2026 · 14 MIN
How Integrated Leadership Character Traits Build Organisational Capacity
from WorkLife Stories from School of WorkLife · host Carmel
Send us Fan MailSHOW NOTES: WorkLife Stories from School of WorkLife Episode: How Integrated Leadership Character Traits Build Organisational Capacity Understanding how integrated leadership character traits build organisational capacity begins with recognising that the exhaustion you're feeling may not be coming from the workload — but from deploying your capabilities in a way that prevents them from working as they were meant to.Jon had been head of product development for three years — strong results, respected relationships, a team that delivered. But by Friday afternoons, something felt disproportionately wrong. Not the volume of work. The way he was doing it. This is the story of the moment a client crisis showed him what his character traits were capable of when they worked together — and what that revealed about the three people he had been standing in front of all along.RESOURCES MENTIONEDThe Storytelling Newsletter (Free) Short, focused, and grounded in real WorkLife situations — how we communicate, lead, make decisions, and navigate challenges at work. Story Lesson How Integrated Leadership Character Traits Build Organisational Capacity Discover where your integrated character traits create their greatest professional value, and what becomes possible when you develop others whose traits serve different work more effectively than you've been serving it.Guided Programme The Longest Way Round: A Journey of Character - How Embracing Your Natural Traits and the Wisdom of Great Storytellers Can Transform Your Path to PurposeSupport This Work: Your support makes a difference and helps me to continue creating resources that are accessible to everyone. Thank you. CarmelCommissioned learning resources, speaking engagements, and organisational partnerships: [email protected] stories I write are based on real WorkLife challenges, obstacles, failures and successes. Persons and companies portrayed in the stories are not based on real people or entities. Carmel O’ ReillySupport the show
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