If you’re back at work and already quietly overloaded — you’re not broken.

January often pretends everything resets, while your nervous system, responsibilities, and expectations clearly don’t.

In this episode, Dex explores why high-performing leaders don’t need new goals, more effort, or a “new you” — they need a new standard.

Drawing on Dan Sullivan’s concepts of The Gap and The Gain and 10x thinking, this episode reframes overwhelm, pressure, and ambition — and shows how leadership energy is restored by raising standards, not expectations.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why January motivation often collapses — and why that’s not a failure
• The difference between goals, standards, and unrealistic ideals
• How unexamined standards quietly drain leaders
• Why burnout isn’t about caring too much — but outgrowing old rules
• How to move from The Gap to The Gain in everyday leadership
• What real 10x leadership looks like (and what it isn’t)
• The one question to ask in your first week back at work

This episode is for leaders who want high performance without self-betrayal — and results that don’t cost their health, relationships, or joy.

Next step:
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This Christmas Day episode is a quieter, more reflective conversation about leadership that actually works — especially in high-pressure environments like healthcare.

Dex is joined by Dr Joshua Hartzell, retired US Army Colonel, physician, and author of A Prescription for Caring in Healthcare Leadership.

Josh has spent 25 years in military medicine and leadership training. His message is simple and deeply relevant at this time of year:

Take care of your people. They will take care of the mission.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Why caring leadership is not “soft” — it’s effective
• What military leadership gets right about standards and support
• Burnout as a leadership systems issue, not a personal failure
• Why psychological safety improves outcomes
• How small human interactions create powerful ripple effects

If you’re a leader who genuinely cares — but feels stretched thin — this conversation will meet you where you are.

Resources:
A Prescription for Caring in Healthcare Leadership https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DSQ4276K
Dr Joshua Hartzell https://joshuahartzellmd.com/

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Most leaders think they need authority to act — but real leadership begins when you give yourself permission to move. In this episode, we explore how to drop imagined judgement, stop waiting for endorsement, and step into decisive, high-impact leadership.

What we cover:

1. Drop the "hairy eyeball"
2. Own your authority instead of waiting for it
3. Anchor in your highest-value contribution
4. Give yourself the green light
5. Experiment and iterate without perfection
6. Reflect on impact — not opinion

Mini-Exercises You Can Use Today:
• Ask: “Is this judgement real or imagined?”
• Declare: “I lead here.”
• Identify the two highest-impact actions this week.
• Affirm: “I have my own back.”
• Take one imperfect action.
• Measure value by outcome, not applause.
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Key message:
Permission doesn’t come from outside you.
Authority is something you inhabit.

If you’d like personal guidance applying these practices so your leadership becomes natural, confident, and self-backed — book a conversation with me:

https://mini.dexrandall.com

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Lead Better with Dex AI Coach https://app.coachvox.ai/share/dexrandall
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FACEBOOK: @coachdexrandall
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