210: Training while compromised: how to lead when you're already tired
Description
If you wouldn’t show up to a HYROX race without training, why do we expect leaders to step into management cold?
In this episode of The New Manager Playbook, I share what competing in my first HYROX endurance race taught me about what it really takes to lead today.
We train for marathons. We train for Ironmans. But when someone becomes a manager? We throw them in and say, "Figure it out."
No wonder it feels impossible.
This episode explores:
- What it means to train while compromised
- Why every manager needs a new playbook in 2026
- How to build team capacity when you're already behind
- Real talk about feedback, conflict, and burnout
Listen in and learn how to build a team that can lead even when it’s hard.
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