When your team is running hard and still burning out, the answer is rarely “work harder.” It is usually “lead better.”

In this episode, I sit down with Kurt Uhlir to unpack what he calls multiplying leaders and why it is one of the most powerful strategies to fight burnout and boost performance. Kurt explains why the best leaders are often not the top individual performers, but the people who see how all the pieces fit together and know how to coach others to succeed.

We talk about why promoting your highest performer can backfire, how to spot “quiet leaders” on your team, and what it really looks like to build a leadership pipeline that protects people from burnout rather than driving them into it. If you care about burnout, leadership, coaching, performance, and team dynamics, this conversation will give you language and tools you can use right away.

👉 Learn more about my work at: www.MichaelDillard.org

👉 Connect with Kurt Uhlir:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurtuhlir/

Website: https://kurtuhlir.com

In this episode, Loic Potjes and I unpack a powerful truth:

you will never build a perfect leader – but you can build a perfect team.

Join my free Leadership Reset Community here

Loic shares how real leadership starts with humility, owning where you are strong, where you are “crap” (in his words), and then making the tough calls about who belongs in the room. When leaders build teams around complementary competencies and mindsets, the organization starts to move with flow instead of friction.

• Why chasing the “perfect individual” kills team performance

• How humility and self-awareness unlock better team building

• The role of competencies and mindset in designing a high-performing team

• Why leaders must sometimes make harsh decisions about team composition

• How the right team becomes an engine that drives organizational flow.

If you’re a leader wrestling with team gaps, roles, and fit, this episode will challenge how you think about leadership, humility, and building a team that actually works.

Keywords: team building, leadership, organizational flow, humility, competencies

👉 Join my free leadership community: www.MichaelDillardSpeaks.com

In this powerful conversation, Michael Dillard and Dr. Kristen Donnelly dig into what it really means to be human in a world that treats people like replaceable parts of a profit machine. They talk about why breaks are not laziness, how overwork is a leadership failure, and what it takes to build a culture where people can actually breathe, think, and live outside of work.

If you’ve ever thought, “They need me, they need me…” while slowly burning out, this episode is for you.

• Why people need breaks so they can truly recharge

• How a human-first approach to leadership actually protects profit long term

• Why overworking your team is a leadership problem, not a badge of honor

• How business culture quietly tells people they are replaceable

• The hard truth: you will be replaced at work, but the loss is still felt at home

• Why prioritizing humanity over profit leads to healthier teams and better results

• Practical ways leaders can foster work-life balance without losing performance

• “People need to take breaks so that they can recharge.”

• “They need me, they need me. And what we…”

• “You’ll be replaced.”

🔗 Contact Kristen Donnelly:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristendonnellyphd/