Leadership Requires Discomfort, But Our System Discourages It @harvardbusinessreview
Leadership Requires Discomfort, But Our System Discourages It @harvardbusinessreview
Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Leadership demands courage and the ability to sit with discomfort—yet today’s high-stakes climate often leaves leaders little room to err or be human. In this IdeaCast episode, former Ford Foundation president Darren Walker explores why navigating discomfort has become so difficult.

Listen here: https://s.hbr.org/49R1tDx
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Leadership Requires Discomfort, But Our System Discourages It

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