Why Love Is the Most Underrated Leadership Strategy with Andrew Warden

Andrew Warden has spent 30 years inside organizations studying what actually makes teams perform, cultures stick, and leaders grow, and he keeps arriving at the same answer: love.In this episode of Fearful Giants, Clay sits down with Andrew Warden, President of Branch Ventures and former Chief People Officer and Partner at Credera, a consulting firm he helped grow from 32 employees to nearly 4,000.What You'll Hear:The conflict resolution process Andrew has used for 19+ years (and why it works)Why "love is a full contact verb" and how it shows up in hard feedbackThe "brick up, brick down" principle for keeping relationships wholeWhat it really means when a company's values actually cost them somethingIf this conversation challenged the way you think about leadership, share it with someone who needs to hear it. And follow Fearful Giants wherever you listen — new conversations drop every week.Connect with Andrew: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/awarden/Connect with Clay: Website: https://15sixty.com/ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/claystelzer Resources Mentioned:Think Again by Adam GrantBull Durham (film) — "Hold it like an egg" / Crash DavisBlue Zones research by Dan Buettner (National Geographic)Patty McCord on Netflix culture and valuesSt. Francis of Assisi: "Preach the gospel. Use words if absolutely necessary."🎵 Music License: CMUVN6N0WHFMBOOL