{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Wired to Lead","title":"Why the Best Leaders Stop Trying to Be Perfect ","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/3d684347\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2425,"description":"Why you should listen: \nJulia and Michael met in a process group. He was the one who stopped calling her \"Julie\" and started calling her \"Julia.\" That small act of recognition became a turning point in her leadership journey. In this deeply personal episode, they pull back the curtain on identity, CliftonStrengths, and why the nervous system matters more than any strategy deck. If you've ever felt like your greatest strengths were the things people punished you for, this conversation will feel like a deep exhale.\nKey Takeaways:\nAll Communication Is Identity Negotiation: The stress at work isn't about the project. It's about who you're being told you need to be.\nCliftonStrengths on Steroids: Michael's \"Core Clarity\" approach goes deeper than top-5 lists. It shows how talents interact and gives leaders permission to be great at some things and not others.\nNeural Leadership: How the brain is physically shaped by relationship, and why this is \"next gen\" leadership development.\nCultural Headwinds: Women leaders with strengths like competition and significance face unique resistance. Michael names it directly.\nI hope you enjoy this episode!\nGive it a like, share, and subscribe to not miss the content coming your way weekly.\nJulia and the Wired to Lead podcast team\nConnect with Julia Lefevre on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliaklefevre/\nVisit the Brave Restoration website here: https://braverestoration.org/\nListen to Wired to Lead on these podcast platforms:\nSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1hed3JQ5LGi5sQcAXBCYk5\nApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wired-to-lead/id1818563028\nAmazon Podcasts: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/e45fe954-ce5e-43d9-92ac-cee721d8dc5c/wired-to-lead\n#WiredToLead #JuliaLefevre #LeadershipPodcast #EmotionalIntelligence #SelfLeadership #PersonalDevelopment #GrowthMindset #MindfulnessAtWork #ResilientLeadership #ExecutiveCoaching #LeadershipGrowth #WomenInLeadership #MentalHealthAtWork #LeadershipSkills...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/RFbsb5-piXmNBuJKxtA3lLJGNkH6ogTvl_L1SiVnqDQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iOTM3/ZTMyNWZhODk5MGM3/MTVmMjcxNTIyMTE2/ZGI4OS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}