{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64626ad17443300011d1f038/6889095e4ef63abd0cf7d5f0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"S02 Ep 01 | Still Leading Just Louder","description":"<p>In the season two opener of How They Lead, West Peak's co-founders return to unpack the biggest shifts in leadership, people performance, and business since their last series.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>From launching West Peak US, the epidemic of disengaged employees, geopolitical turmoil, AI disruption, and generational divides, this candid episode sets the tone for the future of high-performance leadership.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Takeaways</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Leadership must evolve to address rising attrition, disengagement, and post-pandemic workforce expectations.</li><li>Quiet coasting has overtaken quiet quitting as a major issue. Underperformers doing just enough without being held accountable.</li><li>Toxic top performers can be as damaging as disengaged team members if not managed.</li><li>AI integration is here, from AI board seats to team structures involving digital agents.</li><li>Cultural clarity is critical. Values and behavioral expectations must be explicit and consistently upheld.</li><li>Leadership training is no longer optional. The cost of inaction is steep, with replacement costs reaching 2.5–3x base salary.</li><li>West Peak US is live, with events now happening in Austin, New York, and LA.</li><li>Employee-Owned Trusts and scaling startups are actively investing in leadership development.</li><li>Success requires performance AND psychological safety, not one or the other.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Soundbites</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>\"Your mood equals their mood.\"</li><li>\"Quiet quitting is now quiet coasting.\"</li><li>\"No one joins a company wanting to be an asshole. We create them when we don't hold people to account.\"</li><li>\"You have to put your own oxygen mask on first. Leaders need development too.\"</li><li>\"The cost of replacing someone is now 2.5 to 3x base salary.\"</li><li>\"Culture eats strategy for breakfast, but most businesses still aren't serving culture at all.\"</li><li>\"You can’t challenge performance if you haven’t made your values explicit.\"</li><li>\"Mark Zuckerberg is offering OpenAI engineers $100 million salaries. Good luck competing without culture.\"</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Chapters</strong></p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Introduction</p><p>01:03 Leadership Landscape Update</p><p>02:04 Expansion into the US Market</p><p>06:13 Business Growth Breakfasts</p><p>09:22 Shifts in Business Performance</p><p>12:39 The Impact of Attrition Rates</p><p>16:09 Navigating Toxicity and Performance</p><p>20:50 Establishing Values for Accountability</p><p>22:12 Psychological Safety in Leadership</p><p>27:04 Generational Workforce Dynamics</p><p>30:38 The Role of AI in Leadership</p><p>31:47 Cost of Developing Leaders vs. Attrition Costs</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Ben Stocken & Ben Wade"}