EPISODE · Aug 7, 2025 · 43 MIN
Psychology Meets Leadership with Dr Jonathan Marshall
from The Fulfilled Leader with Jean Balfour · host Jean Balfour
How does our early life shape the leaders we become? What role does fear play in our ambition? And how can we lead with more wholeness and warmth - especially when work feels hard?In this episode of The Fulfilled Leader, I’m joined by psychologist and executive coach Dr. Jonathan Marshall for a deeply thoughtful and expansive conversation about the inner world of leaders.Jonathan supports high performers who look like they're thriving on the outside but feel stretched and burnt out underneath. His work brings together leadership development, psychological depth, and meaningful change - and in this conversation, he shares some of the powerful patterns he sees in the leaders he works with.We talk about:How childhood experiences and attachment styles influence our leadershipThe role of fear in driving performance - and what happens when we heal itWhy likability matters more than we think in leadershipThe importance of self-awareness and working with our narcissismAnd how we can create warmth and emotional inclusion in our teamsJonathan also shares stories from his rich and varied background - including the time he helped change how we think about email “attachments” in the early days of Yahoo Mail, and what it was like moving from clinical psychology into leadership coaching at Harvard Business School.This episode is full of both insight and heart. Jonathan invites us to reflect more deeply on who we are as leaders - and reminds us that the more whole we become, the more powerfully we can lead.Follow Jonathan on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/1marshall/Jonathan's website: https://www.marshall.com.sg/Sign up to my weekly newsletter.Book a free strategy call: https://calendly.com/jean-balfour/30minLearn more about my work: https://jeanbalfour.com/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanbalfour/
What this episode covers
How does our early life shape the leaders we become? What role does fear play in our ambition? And how can we lead with more wholeness and warmth - especially when work feels hard? In this episode of The Fulfilled Leader, I’m joined by psychologist and executive coach Dr. Jonathan Marshall for a deeply thoughtful and expansive conversation about the inner world of leaders. Jonathan supports high performers who look like they're thriving on the outside but feel stretched and burnt out ...
NOW PLAYING
Psychology Meets Leadership with Dr Jonathan Marshall
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
Mar 26, 2026 ·1m
Mar 19, 2026 ·34m
Feb 18, 2026 ·11m
Feb 11, 2026 ·45m