{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Leadership Exposé Podcast: Success Talk with Steven Paul","title":"Episode 86 - Sunday Reset with Steven | 10Aug 2025","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/d9a9882e\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":321,"description":"🎥 Sunday Reset with Steven | 10Aug 2025The Storm You Didn’t See ComingOprah once said:“True forgiveness is when you can say, ‘Thank you for that experience.’”Richard Branson swears by calling first when tensions rise-because a voice reveals what words on a screen hide.And one of my favourite CEOs once told me:“Nine times out of ten, the thing you’re angry about isn’t actually what’s happening.”A CEO I know lived this perfectly.She was mid-draft on a blistering email to a partner who’d just missed a huge deadline. Every line sharpened with frustration.Then she stopped.Picked up the phone.On the other end?A full systems meltdown. Two days offline. No malice. No negligence. Just a storm they hadn’t seen coming.Email deleted. Frustration gone. Partnership saved.“The Unsent Email Mindset”Before you assume intent, check the facts.Before you hit send, make the call.It’s not about being soft-it’s about being smart.It preserves trust. It keeps decisions clean. And it frees your head from carrying unnecessary battles.This weekend, I was in Birmingham with Dr Karl George,MBE. We were working on GovernAI for Boards. It’s a innovative and ultimate compass to help boards lead AI with clarity and confidence before the technology leads them. Look out for the launch in a few weeks. (I will share further in due course) That work reminded me of another concept: Locus of Control-first defined by Julian Rotter in 1954.▫️External locus: “This is happening to me.”▫️Internal locus: “This is my move to make.”The best leaders I know-CEOs, athletes, creators-default to internal.When the market slows, they ask, What’s our play?When a plan stalls, they ask, Where’s the pivot?The moment you outsource responsibility for your outcomes, you hand away the power to change them.Your reset for this week:","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/zASsoYfpQmBO8MQkNcf2PWUb_hzFE0RG-VfgnOvW98U/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI5NzE1LzE2NTgw/ODA2NDktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}