# People Before Mission: Leadership, Burnout, and Ownership with Matt Jacques | With Amb. Elisha

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Podcast: [The Elisha Show: Purpose Driven Life & Mastery](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elisha-show-purpose-driven-life-emotional-intelligence-4245652)
Published: 2026-06-02T12:06:46+00:00
Episode link: https://TheElishaShow.podbean.com/e/people-before-mission-leadership-burnout-and-ownership-with-matt-jacques-with-amb-elisha/
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Duration seconds: 1100

## Resource

In this compelling episode, Ambassador Elisha sits down with Matt Jacques, a seasoned leader with experience in the Australian Navy and the founder of Neptune Security, to discuss leadership principles, burnout prevention, and building effective teams. Matt shares his journey from military service to managing a 380-strong team, emphasizing the importance of applying knowledge quickly to achieve goals. Explore the concept of "people before mission," where leadership focuses on genuine care for team members to drive motivation and success. Learn practical strategies to prevent burnout, including prioritizing self-care and aligning your work with your passions. Matt introduces the power of accountability charts and transformational leadership to foster real ownership and responsibility within teams, reducing leader burnout and improving results. Matt's newly released book, offers a unique operator system designed to shift leadership from personality-dependent to system-driven excellence, ideal for middle managers and entrepreneurs looking to transform their organizational culture. Key Takeaways: • Knowledge is only powerful when applied swiftly and effectively towards your goals. • True leadership places people’s wellbeing before missions, fostering trust, motivation, and accountability. • Prevent burnout by prioritizing personal health and finding alignment in your work that sparks passion. • Use accountability charts to clearly define responsibilities and eliminate role confusion in teams. • Transformational leadership empowers team members with ownership, moving beyond transactional command-and-control styles. • Leadership systems that don’t rely solely on personality ensure sustainable success even amid leadership transitions. • Middle managers and business owners ali…

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