# Leadership That Changes Lives (Monday Moment ep. 875) Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/live-inspired-podcast-with-john-o-leary-53422/leadership-that-changes-lives-monday-moment-ep-875 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/live-inspired-podcast-with-john-o-leary-53422/leadership-that-changes-lives-monday-moment-ep-875.md Podcast: [Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary](https://stenobird.com/podcast/live-inspired-podcast-with-john-o-leary-53422) Published: 2026-04-27T06:05:00+00:00 Episode link: https://johnoleary.libsyn.com/leadership-that-changes-lives-monday-moment-ep-875 Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/johnoleary/04272026_MMM_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=435171 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/live-inspired-podcast-with-john-o-leary-53422/episodes/leadership-that-changes-lives-monday-moment-ep-875 Duration seconds: 386 ## Resource Self-assured. Self-made. Quick to decide. Successful. Sarcastic. Snarky. Recently, I asked a classroom of high school students studying leadership to describe the traits they most often see in leaders- in politics, in media, and in social settings. This was their list. (I'll admit, I had to look up that last word.) But let's not confuse common with effective . So, let me ask you: What defines the very best leaders. Most would agree descriptors like selfless, humble, sacrificial, other-focused and loving aren't just admirable traits for leaders, but transformational ones. And each of those traits describe my friend, Amy Ruzicka. Let me explain. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/live-inspired-podcast-with-john-o-leary-53422/episodes/leadership-that-changes-lives-monday-moment-ep-875/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/live-inspired-podcast-with-john-o-leary-53422/leadership-that-changes-lives-monday-moment-ep-875.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.