Learn Your Leadership Superpower with Irish Burch

In this episode of One in Ten, host Teresa Huizar welcomes Irish Burch, a longtime Children’s Advocacy Center leader and mentor, to discuss “imperfect” leadership as learning and service. Irish recounts her path from CPS investigator to forensic interviewer, then into leadership roles culminating as CEO of the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center, emphasizing that being great at a job doesn’t automatically translate to leading people. Irish shares advice for emerging leaders about balancing mission service with personal development, preventing burnout by maintaining life outside work, and her next season focused on coaching, speaking, and sustaining leaders under pressure while building broader public support for CACs.  Time Stamps: Time. Topic 00:00 Leadership Myths Busted 01:36 Irish Leadership Journey 03:53 Grounded by Faith Community 05:01 Weight of Mission Work 07:47 Imperfect Human Centered 10:18 Burden and Blessing 13:05 Advice for Emerging Leaders 15:58 Radical Transparency Myth 19:47 Leading Through Influence 23:38 Hiring for Collaboration 26:02 Systems Change Decisions 27:58 Learning on the Fly 28:59 Grace Over Perfection 32:21 Myth of Great Leaders 37:27 Vision for CAC Future 39:39 Next Season and Speaking 42:13 Staying Healthy in the Work 45:55 Burnout and Identity 51:23 Closing Gratitude and Farewell Resources:Irish Burch CompanySupport the showDid you like this episode? Please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.