# The Missing Skill Every Leader Needs Right Now To Navigate Complexity with Resilience and Mindfulness

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Podcast: [Whole Again: Mindfulness and Resilience Through Kintsugi Wisdom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/whole-again-mindfulness-and-resilience-through-kintsugi-wisdom-6642339)
Published: 2026-05-20T11:11:00+00:00
Episode link: https://michaelobrienshift.com/whole-again-podcast/
Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/35dd6e6b-3f82-4953-823f-696f2c3b0dfd.mp3
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Duration seconds: 877

## Resource

The Whole Again Podcast: Mindfulness and Resilience through Kinstugi Wisdom airs every Monday, Wednesday and Friday with Pause Breathe Reflect Microdose Meditations, Growth Mindset and Mindfulness Tips, to help us transform our scars into healing and resilience. And between May and October, I'm sharing a new series I'm calling: A Perfectly Imperfect Union. It's about connecting with every day folks as they reflect on America at 250. Conversations will air every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. ------- We are living through one of the noisiest, most complex moments in human history, and our devices are at the center of it. Michael introduces the New Leadership Stack , a framework for navigating today's complexity: IQ -- Intelligence EQ -- Emotional Intelligence DQ -- Digital Intelligence AQ -- Attention Intelligence CQ -- Conversational Intelligence And the glue holding it all together? Mindfulness -- the urushi of the Kintsugi metaphor. When we're stressed, we reach for our phones. That fragments our attention. Fragmented attention leads to fragmented conversations. And fragmented conversations erode trust, the very foundation of progress, connection, and meaningful work. The good news? Our digital lives are only about 20 years old. We're still learning how to be with our devices, and we can get better. Imagine reclaiming your focus, your calm, and your conversations without going off the grid. In this episode, Michael shares three simple, practical tips to strengthen your DQ and take back your attention: Remove or hide your most distracting apps -- create just enough friction so you're not reaching for them out of boredom. Access them on your laptop instead. Create tech-free zones throughout your day -- try staying off your phone for the first 15-20 minutes after wakin…

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