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Episode 4March 14, 202564 min

Leadership Secrets From a Coast Guard Commander Turned Executive Coach

  • Shannon McCullar, Former Coast Guard Commander, executive coach

Shannon McCullar commanded in high-stakes environments before becoming an executive coach. He argues that leadership is influence, trust, and empowerment rather than rank or control, and explains why leaders who rescue their teams set them up to fail.

In This Episode

  • The leadership mistake that holds the most people back
  • Why rescuing your team can set them up for failure
  • The shift from competence to influence as leaders rise
  • How to build trust in remote and hybrid teams
  • How the best leaders use storytelling to inspire action
  • Leadership
  • Trust
  • Remote teams

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