EPISODE · Aug 12, 2026 · 11 MIN
Your Team Already Knows Which Rules Don't Matter
from Leaders Leading Leaders · host John Espinosa
Nobody wakes up and decides to lower their standards. You make twelve reasonable exceptions over eighteen months — and one day you look up at a team you don't recognize, wondering when everyone stopped caring.They didn't stop caring. They believed you.In this episode, John Espinosa breaks down standards drift: how a rule dies without ever being broken, why every exception you made was defensible, and the three moves that catch it while it's still cheap to fix.You'll learn THE DRIFT LINE:1. Find the First Exception — the date your standard actually changed2. Say It Out Loud. Once. — the exact sentence that resets it (and why an email won't)3. Correct It the First Time — the eight seconds that cost you nothingPlus the LEAD Framework tie-in: Listen, Envision, Align, Drive.Get my coaching frameworks behind the scenes. One idea and one small shift to your inbox every week. Start here: https://www.thejohnespinosa.com/start-hereReady to take your leadership to the next level?Join our Coaching Program and start building clarity, focus, and real momentum.👉 Apply here: https://www.thejohnespinosa.com/workwithjohn
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