Finding the Right Altitude: Perspective, Presence, and Powerful Leadership

In this episode of The Executive & The Mystic, Fred LeFranc and Kristina Wiltsee introduce a powerful leadership framework built around altitude and perspective. Using the metaphor of flight, they walk through the different “altitudes” leaders move through—from grounded presence to transactional problem-solving, strategic reflection, integrative heart intelligence, and transcendent perspective.

You’ll learn why leaders get stuck when they live at one altitude too long, how perspective changes everything, and how emotional intelligence, compassion, and clarity emerge as you rise—and land—intentionally.

This episode blends leadership, neuroscience, mindfulness, and lived business experience into a practical map you can use every day.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why perspective (“altitude”) determines how problems feel and resolve
• The five key leadership altitudes and what each one is best for
• How the transactional mind creates burnout when it runs unchecked
• Why emotional intelligence requires an integrated heart
• How compassion, intuition, and strategy work together
• When transcendence becomes a gift—and when it becomes avoidance
• Why great leaders know how to land, not just rise
• Simple mantras and daily rituals to move between states with intention

Timestamps

• 00:00 Introduction & leadership perspective
• 00:24 Altitude and attitude explained
• 01:06 Perspective shift through a business lens
• 02:18 0 ft — Grounded leadership
• 05:03 Grounding rituals and nervous system regulation
• 08:33 500 ft — Transactional leadership
• 12:16 Empowerment vs. victimhood
• 15:15 5,000 ft — Strategic leadership perspective
• 19:23 15,000 ft — Heart-centered leadership
• 29:07 35,000 ft — Transcendence and surrender
• 35:21 Learning to land as a leader
• 39:23 Final reflections & next steps

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Presented by Results Through Strategy (RTS)—helping brands align purpose, values, and performance since 2006.

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