# 131: Dr. Liz Werly — What an Army Psychologist for Special Ops Teaches About High Performance and Emotional Intelligence

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/intentional-leader-with-cal-walters-248259/131-dr-liz-werly-what-an-army-psychologist-for-special-ops-teaches-about-high-performance-and-emotional-intelligence
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/intentional-leader-with-cal-walters-248259/131-dr-liz-werly-what-an-army-psychologist-for-special-ops-teaches-about-high-performance-and-emotional-intelligence.md
Podcast: [Intentional Leader with Cal Walters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/intentional-leader-with-cal-walters-248259)
Published: 2025-11-07T13:34:00+00:00
Episode link: https://calwalterspodcast.libsyn.com/131-dr-liz-werly-what-an-army-psychologist-for-special-ops-teaches-about-high-performance-and-emotional-intelligence
Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/calwalterspodcast/Complete_Episode_for_Review.mp3?dest-id=1354889
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/intentional-leader-with-cal-walters-248259/episodes/131-dr-liz-werly-what-an-army-psychologist-for-special-ops-teaches-about-high-performance-and-emotional-intelligence
Duration seconds: 2914

## Resource

How do the best military leaders go from operating at an already elite level… to an even higher level under pressure? In this episode, Army psychologist Dr. Liz Werly (who works directly with some of the U.S. military's most elite units) breaks down the exact framework she uses to help high performers: build accurate self-awareness using gold-standard assessments, " engineer " their personality to fit the context (calm under fire and present at home), develop emotional intelligence as the differentiator once IQ and talent are in place, and translate values into visible daily behaviors that protect what matters most. We also dig into groundedness and intentionality as core high-performance habits, the basics that leaders ignore at their own risk (sleep, rhythm, connection), and how generational shifts and resiliency trends are reshaping today's force and workplaces. In this episode, you'll learn: How Dr. Werly assesses elite leaders (IQ, Big Five, emotional measures) and turns data into a growth plan Why emotional intelligence becomes more important than raw intellect at higher levels of leadership A simple values → beliefs → behaviors framework (including the "20-minute Lego" example) How to recognize when your strengths (e.g., robotic under pressure) become liabilities at home or with your team Practical tools for grounding, bandwidth management, and emotional "dialing" What leaders need to understand about younger generations, resiliency, and expectations If you're already a high performer and want to become a more grounded, self-aware, and sustainable leader , this conversation is for you. Mentioned in this episode: Connect with Dr. Liz Werly on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-h-werly-psy-d-b843b817/ Join the waitlist for the next Intentional Leader…

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/intentional-leader-with-cal-walters-248259/episodes/131-dr-liz-werly-what-an-army-psychologist-for-special-ops-teaches-about-high-performance-and-emotional-intelligence/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/intentional-leader-with-cal-walters-248259/131-dr-liz-werly-what-an-army-psychologist-for-special-ops-teaches-about-high-performance-and-emotional-intelligence.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.