Episode 3: Mastering Paradox-Aware Leadership
The Leadership Edge: A Podcast on Paradox-Aware Leadership
What if your biggest leadership flaw was actually your greatest strength—taken too far?
In this episode, host Jared Oates shares a powerful personal story of overcommitment and unintended harm, revealing how even the most admirable traits—diligence, empathy, vision—can backfire when disconnected from their complementary opposites.
Through the lens of paradox-aware leadership, Jared introduces a critical mindset shift:
Great leaders don’t choose between competing virtues.
They learn to hold them in productive tension.
You’ll learn:
Why leadership strengths often operate in paradoxical pairs
How to spot the blind spots that come from overused strengths
A simple reflective question that shifts you from fear to clarity: What am I fighting for?
How to implement SAFEs: Small, Affordable, Fast Experiments that bring your leadership into better balance
Whether you’ve been accused of micromanaging or conflict avoidance—or you’ve simply felt like something in your leadership isn’t landing—this episode offers fresh perspective and tangible tools.
Tune in to learn how paradox-aware leaders create more trust, clarity, and results—without sacrificing who they are.
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