# How to Balance Accountability and Empathy as a Leader | Drew Moldenhauer

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Published: 2026-05-15T13:00:00+00:00
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What happens when you care deeply about your team… but they stop respecting your leadership? In this episode, Desiree is joined by Drew from the Iron and Empathy podcast for a conversation about one of the hardest parts of leadership: balancing accountability and empathy. Because if you lean too far one direction, your team feels micromanaged. Lean too far the other way, and expectations start slipping. If you’ve ever avoided a hard conversation, struggled with a difficult employee, or felt f...

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