Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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The idea of servant leadership is quite popular, but in my design leadership coaching I often see coachees ending up in burnout martyrdom. Here is a different way of thinking about that — fill your cup first.

Every week I spend my days coaching design leaders and in these videos, I reflect upon that the common themes and questions that came up in the week.

== TIMESTAMPS ==
00:00 Intro
00:16 The downsides of servant leadership
01:52 Compressors and noise gates
04:13 Fill your cup first
04:46 Outro

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