Episode 326: Teams Don’t Quit Leaders… They Quit This Mindset
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In this Workday Playdate, Erin explores an idea that feels both relieving and radical: teams don’t disengage because leaders aren’t doing enough, they disengage because leaders are doing the wrong kind of leading.
Erin introduces 5D leadership, a more human, intuitive, emotionally intelligent approach that goes beyond tasks and deliverables. She breaks down why traditional 3D leadership—obsessed with output, control, and execution—quietly erodes connection. Together, intention and energy become the real levers of engagement.
Why Task-Only Leadership Isn’t Working
When leadership becomes a checklist, people become replaceable. Erin explains how managing outcomes instead of humans leads to burnout, disengagement, and quiet quitting.
Force creates compliance. Presence creates commitment.
From 3D to 5D Leadership
5D leadership asks leaders to shift dimensions—from controlling work to co-creating it. Erin outlines how leading with emotional intelligence and intuition builds trust, psychological safety, and loyalty.
Intend the Energy, Not the Outcome
Results don’t come from pressure alone. Erin shares why the energy leaders bring into conversations, meetings, and decisions shapes team performance more than any KPI ever could.
Lead the Human, Not the Role
People don’t want to be “resources.” They want to be seen. Erin breaks down how human-first leadership fosters creativity, ownership, and long-term engagement.
Co-Creation Over Control
The best ideas emerge together. Erin shows how co-creation replaces micromanagement with trust, collaboration, and shared success.
Energetic Leadership in Action
Borrowing from improv, Erin connects presence, adaptability, and “yes, and” thinking to modern leadership—where responsiveness beats rigidity every time.
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