# Ep 65: Why Many Leaders and Coaches Feel Ready for Something Different

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Podcast: [The Leading Below the Surface Podcast with LaTonya Wilkins](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-leading-below-the-surface-podcast-with-latonya-wilkins-6464259)
Published: 2026-02-02T13:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1081

## Resource

In this solo episode, LaTonya Wilkins explores a feeling many leaders, coaches, and consultants are quietly naming right now: the sense that traditional leadership frameworks and learning models no longer meet the complexity of today’s world. Drawing from recent client work, leadership development experience, and conversations across industries, LaTonya unpacks what’s no longer working, what leaders are truly craving, and why presence, trust, and community matter more than ever in this moment. This episode offers reflection prompts and a grounded invitation to consider how leadership and coaching must evolve beyond transactional approaches. 🎥 Prefer to watch? This episode is also available on YouTube with chapters: https://www.youtube.com/@changecoaches/podcasts Episode Chapters & Key Moments [ 00:00 ] Why leaders feel ready for something new Naming the collective feeling many leaders and coaches are experiencing Why this isn’t burnout or lack of skill [ 02:45 ] What’s no longer working in leadership development The limits of frameworks, checklists, and box solutions Why ROI-driven models fall short in today’s environment [ 07:20 ] The realities leaders are navigating right now Constant reorganization, overload, and shifting expectations What gets lost when everything becomes a priority [ 12:10 ] What leaders are actually craving Presence, trust, hope, courage, and community Why adaptability alone isn’t enough [ 17:05 ] From information to experience Why information is no longer the currency The power of containers, practice, and self-authorship [ 22:30 ] Community at work and why it matters The role of connection, psychological safety, and belonging What happens when leaders don’t have space to process [ 27:40 ] What works at this stage of leadership Presence as a…

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