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Podcast: The Strategy Skills Podcast: Strategy | Leadership | Critical Thinking | Problem-Solving
Episode: 638: How to Lead and Live with Less Stress and More Joy (with Former C-Suite Executive and Advisor to Fortune 100 Leaders, Amy Leneker)
Description: Amy Leneker, a former C-suite executive and advisor to Fortune 100 leaders, examines a common assumption in corporate life: that stress is an unavoidable cost of success. She argues that this belief is flawed, noting that when leaders feel disconnected from their values and priorities, "it doesn't feel like you're succeeding." The discussion centers on how stress operates at three levels: individual, relational, and systemic, and why each requires a different response. At the individual level, Leneker highlights the role of unexamined "stress stories." These are internal narratives that shape behavior without conscious choice. By repeatedly asking "why,"...