EPISODE · Apr 19, 2026 · 34 MIN
The Tension Lab S1E6 The Under Tension Assessment
from The Tension Lab · host Rudy Swigart
Most leaders have a stress response they've never named.In this episode of The Tension Lab, Rudy pulls back the curtain on the Under Tension Assessment — what it actually measures, why it's not a personality test, and what your archetype is really trying to tell you about the way you lead under pressure.Rudy shares his own results — The Mask with The Fortress — and gets honest about what it means to run two internal systems simultaneously: one that handles the problem and one that manages how the handling looks. He walks through what this combination produces, what it costs, and what it took him to finally put language to something he'd been carrying alone.In this episode you'll learn:— What the seven Under Tension archetypes are and what each one earns and costs— Why your primary + secondary result tells a more specific story than either score alone— What tension discharge actually means — and why managing tension is not the same as releasing it— The four discharge pathways that work specifically for the Mask/Fortress profile— What a Primary Discharge Partner is, and why the right person matters as much as trustThis episode is for the leader who has held it together so well and for so long that the people around them have stopped asking if they're okay — because you've made it look easy.Take the Under Tension Assessment: www.wrenterprisesolutions.comJoin the Tension Lab community: https://www.skool.com/the-tension-lab-3661/aboutLearn more about Stewarding The Tension: www.wrenterprisesolutions.com#UnderTension #StewwardingTheTension #TheTensionLab #LeadershipDevelopment #ExecutiveCoaching #ChristianLeadership #EmotionalIntelligence #LeadershipPodcastThe Tension Lab with Rudy Swigart Most leaders are running on empty — but nobody's talking about it. The Tension Lab is the podcast for high-capacity leaders who are tired of performing fine while quietly burning out. Hosted by Rudy Swigart — burnout prevention coach, organizational consultant, and founder of the Relational Impact Institute — each episode goes beneath the surface to explore what it actually costs to lead at this level, and what it takes to sustain it. Rudy brings a rare combination of clinical insight, business acumen, and personal faith to conversations about identity, relational health, emotional resilience, and the pressure that high-capacity people too often carry alone. Whether you lead a corporation, a nonprofit, or a faith community, this show is your permission to stop white-knuckling it — and start stewarding the tension instead. Episodes feature honest conversations, practical frameworks, and the kind of truth-telling that most leadership content is too polished to offer. You don't have to be broken to get better. You just have to be willing. The Tension Lab — because the most important work happens under pressure.
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Most leaders have a stress response they've never named.In this episode of The Tension Lab, Rudy pulls back the curtain on the Under Tension Assessment — what it actually measures, why it's not a personality test, and what your archetype is really trying to tell you about the way you lead under pressure.Rudy shares his own results — The Mask with The Fortress — and gets honest about what it means to run two internal systems simultaneously: one that handles the problem and one that manages how the handling looks. He walks through what this combination produces, what it costs, and what it took him to finally put language to something he'd been carrying alone.In this episode you'll learn:— What the seven Under Tension archetypes are and what each one earns and costs— Why your primary + secondary result tells a more specific story than either score alone— What tension discharge actually means — and why managing tension is not the same as releasing it— The four discharge pathways that work specifically for the Mask/Fortress profile— What a Primary Discharge Partner is, and why the right person matters as much as trustThis episode is for the leader who has held it together so well and for so long that the people around them have stopped asking if they're okay — because you've made it look easy.Take the Under Tension Assessment: www.wrenterprisesolutions.comJoin the Tension Lab community: https://www.skool.com/the-tension-lab-3661/aboutLearn more about Stewarding The Tension: www.wrenterprisesolutions.com#UnderTension #StewwardingTheTension #TheTensionLab #LeadershipDevelopment #ExecutiveCoaching #ChristianLeadership #EmotionalIntelligence #LeadershipPodcastThe Tension Lab with Rudy Swigart Most leaders are running on empty — but nobody's talking about it. The Tension Lab is the podcast for high-capacity leaders who are tired of performing fine while quietly burning out. Hosted by Rudy Swigart — burnout prevention coach, organizational consultant, and founder of the Relational Impact Institute — each episode goes beneath the surface to explore what it actually costs to lead at this level, and what it takes to sustain it. Rudy brings a rare combination of clinical insight, business acumen, and personal faith to conversations about identity, relational health, emotional resilience, and the pressure that high-capacity people too often carry alone. Whether you lead a corporation, a nonprofit, or a faith community, this show is your permission to stop white-knuckling it — and start stewarding the tension instead. Episodes feature honest conversations, practical frameworks, and the kind of truth-telling that most leadership content is too polished to offer. You don't have to be broken to get better. You just have to be willing. The Tension Lab — because the most important work happens under pressure.
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