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EPISODE · Jun 15, 2026 · 17 MIN

Lead Well. Live Well. — The Balance Every Frontline Manager Needs

from Stories from the Frontline · host Todd Roberts

Most frontline managers are working 60, 70, sometimes 80 hours a week.Missing their kids. Coming home exhausted. Running on energy drinks and stress.And calling it dedication.It's not dedication. It's a slow disaster.In Episode 4 of Stories from the Frontline, Todd Roberts gets personal. After 30 years of marriage, two kids, and 33 years of leading frontline teams — he shares the philosophy that made him different from almost every manager around him.Your job should fund your life. Not replace it.This episode covers why working more hours makes you a worse manager not a better one, the real cost of getting the balance wrong — marriages, health, and family, why hours are not a badge of honor and what great leadership actually looks like, the Frontline Leader Manifesto and what it means to be a frontline leader, why nobody is coming to develop you and what to do about it, and why you are the most important person in your organization.This is the episode Todd wishes someone had played for him at 22 years old.If you're a frontline manager who wants to lead well and live well — this one is for you.We have a free community built just for you. Check it out.https://www.skool.com/frontline-leader-community-5779/about

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