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Podcast: The Leadership Project Podcast
Episode: 252. The Delegation Dial and Leadership Dynamics with Mick Spiers
Description: Ever notice how the leadership qualities you aspire to can vanish under pressure? That calm, thoughtful presence replaced by reactivity and micromanagement when deadlines loom? You're not alone.Drawing on wisdom from executive coach and former Microsoft leader Sabina Nawaz, this episode unpacks a profound truth: pressure doesn't create your leadership tendencies—it reveals them. When stakes rise, we default to ingrained habits rather than our aspirational values. As Sabina brilliantly puts it, "Power doesn't corrupt, pressure does."The conversation explores four game-changing leadership concepts you can implement immediately. First is the Delegation Dial—a visu...