Tag: Leadership
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113: When Work No Longer Fits Who You Are Becoming – Kjell van Zoen
Listen nowKjell van Zoen joins Why I Left to talk about identity, alignment, leadership, and the quiet cost of staying in work that no longer fits who you are becoming.
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112: Leaving Law to Reclaim Rest, Voice, and Agency with Dana T. Weekes
Listen nowDana T. Weekes shares why she left a successful legal and policy career, took a year to rest, and built Thrive Architects around voice, agency, and self-liberation.
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106: She Left TV News to Help Leaders Communicate Better – Karlyn Kieffer
Listen nowKarlyn Kieffer shares why she left a successful TV news career to help leaders communicate better and build something more aligned.
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105: Leaving Stability to Build the Future of Healthcare – Dr. Adam Carewe
Listen nowA physician leader, Adam Carewe, walks away from stability to build the future of healthcare.
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99: Leadership, Presence, and the Cost of Disconnection – Tracy Brower
Listen nowLoneliness at work is rising, and it is not just a personal issue. It is a leadership design issue.
In this episode, Dr. Tracy Brower returns to unpack the growing disconnection inside modern organizations. We explore the difference between visibility and true presence, why consistency builds more trust than charisma, and how culture is often defined by the worst behavior it tolerates.
If you lead people, this conversation will challenge how you think about productivity, belonging, and the responsibility to design connection intentionally.
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98: The Jolts That Reshape Work and Identity – Anthony Klotz
Listen nowMost people think quitting is the story. It isn’t.
In this Season 5 premiere of Why I Left, organizational psychologist Anthony Klotz returns to explain what really drives career change. Five years after coining “The Great Resignation,” Klotz introduces the concept of jolts. Sudden moments that disrupt how we see our work, our identity, and our willingness to stay the same. This episode explores why people leave stability, why many stay when they want to go, and how these jolts are shaping the future of work.