Go Where the Deep Water Is - Why Depth, Not Speed, Is the New Leadership Advantage

There are days when leadership feels full, loud, and relentless — and yet, strangely empty.

You are busy. You are needed. You are doing exactly what leadership asks of you. But when the day ends, it’s hard to point to anything that felt truly meaningful.

In this episode of the Execution Insights Podcast, Jim Huling explores a deeper truth many leaders feel but rarely name: the problem isn’t distraction — it’s that we’ve traded depth for speed.

Drawing from a personal moment of realization, real coaching experience, and a powerful insight inspired by Pope John Paul II, Jim invites leaders to step out of the shallows of constant motion and return to the deeper waters where clarity, presence, trust, and meaning are found.

This is not an episode about productivity techniques or time management. It’s an invitation to a different way of leading — one grounded in depth, not urgency.

In this episode, you’ll reflect on:

• Why speed and busyness quietly erode leadership presence
• The hidden cost of living in the “shallows”
• What deep work really is — and what it is not
• How choosing depth changes conversations, trust, and culture
• One simple, human challenge you can apply immediately

If you’ve been feeling stretched thin, disconnected, or quietly longing for something more meaningful in your leadership, this episode is for you.

Go where the deep water is. That’s where the real leadership advantage lives.

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