{"podcast":{"title":"Intentional Leader with Cal Walters","slug":"intentional-leader-with-cal-walters-248259","podcast_index_feed_id":248259,"rss_url":"https://calwalterspodcast.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.calwalters.me/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/b/f/b/2/bfb2832128cbc07e/Podcast_Image_-_Apple_Ready_.jpg","author":"Cal Walters","episode_count":140,"summary":"Let's be honest. The hardest person you will ever have to lead is the person you look at in the mirror everyday. Self-leadership is the most important thing we do as leaders, but it's hard. And it hasn't gotten any easier in a world of smart phone addiction, social media comparison, global pandemics, and information overload (just to name a few obstacles). That's why Intentional Leader exists. We help leaders take the guesswork out of self-leadership, fight a reactionary lifestyle, accelerate their personal growth, and achieve their God-given potential at home, at work, and in their communities. This is why we get out of bed each morning. We love helping leaders on their personal growth journey! Because we know when the leader gets better everyone benefits. Organizations, communities, and families all thrive when the leader is thriving. We are a team of ordinary people with an extraordinary passion for personal growth and helping leaders thrive. Join this community to pursue personal growth and leadership excellence, to inspire others, and make a lasting impact on the world. Life is short, so let's make it count by living an intentional life. On this podcast, Cal Walters — a follo…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T00:18:07.645482+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/intentional-leader-with-cal-walters-248259"},"episode":{"title":"131: Dr. Liz Werly — What an Army Psychologist for Special Ops Teaches About High Performance and Emotional Intelligence","slug":"131-dr-liz-werly-what-an-army-psychologist-for-special-ops-teaches-about-high-performance-and-emotional-intelligence","published_at":"2025-11-07T13:34:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/intentional-leader-with-cal-walters-248259/131-dr-liz-werly-what-an-army-psychologist-for-special-ops-teaches-about-high-performance-and-emotional-intelligence","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/intentional-leader-with-cal-walters-248259","url":"https://calwalterspodcast.libsyn.com/131-dr-liz-werly-what-an-army-psychologist-for-special-ops-teaches-about-high-performance-and-emotional-intelligence","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/calwalterspodcast/Complete_Episode_for_Review.mp3?dest-id=1354889","summary":"How do the best military leaders go from operating at an already elite level… to an even higher level under pressure? In this episode, Army psychologist Dr. Liz Werly (who works directly with some of the U.S. military's most elite units) breaks down the exact framework she uses to help high performers: build accurate self-awareness using gold-standard assessments, \" engineer \" their personality to fit the context (calm under fire and present at home), develop emotional intelligence as the differentiator once IQ and talent are in place, and translate values into visible daily behaviors that protect what matters most. We also dig into groundedness and intentionality as core high-performance habits, the basics that leaders ignore at their own risk (sleep, rhythm, connection), and how generational shifts and resiliency trends are reshaping today's force and workplaces. In this episode, you'll learn: How Dr. Werly assesses elite leaders (IQ, Big Five, emotional measures) and turns data into a growth plan Why emotional intelligence becomes more important than raw intellect at higher levels of leadership A simple values → beliefs → behaviors framework (including the \"20-minute Lego\" example) How to recognize when your strengths (e.g., robotic under pressure) become liabilities at home or with your team Practical tools for grounding, bandwidth management, and emotional \"dialing\" What leaders need to understand about younger generations, resiliency, and expectations If you're already a high performer and want to become a more grounded, self-aware, and sustainable leader , this conversation is for you. Mentioned in this episode: Connect with Dr. Liz Werly on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-h-werly-psy-d-b843b817/ Join the waitlist for the next Intentional Leader…","meta_description":"How do the best military leaders go from operating at an already elite level… to an even higher level under pressure? In this episode, Army psychologist D…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2914,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/intentional-leader-with-cal-walters-248259/episodes/131-dr-liz-werly-what-an-army-psychologist-for-special-ops-teaches-about-high-performance-and-emotional-intelligence/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/intentional-leader-with-cal-walters-248259/131-dr-liz-werly-what-an-army-psychologist-for-special-ops-teaches-about-high-performance-and-emotional-intelligence.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}