Episode
Leadership Requires Discomfort, But Our System Discourages It
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- Harvard Business Review
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- May 14, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 213
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Summary
Leadership Requires Discomfort, But Our System Discourages It 2 Dec 2025 --- 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices