{"podcast":{"title":"Legacy and Longevity Podcast","slug":"legacy-and-longevity-podcast-7476055","podcast_index_feed_id":7476055,"rss_url":"https://legacyandlongevity.com/rss","website_url":"https://legacyandlongevity.com/","image_url":"https://storageapi.podup.com/production/2324/podcastsettings/53f24df30e5876a9d639f66d5c8e0e38fd44e49e.png","author":"Zach Dancel","episode_count":42,"summary":"Zach Dancel sits down with world-class thinkers, leaders, and innovators to uncover the mindset, habits, and science behind living stronger, leading with purpose, and creating something that lasts far beyond yourself. This isn't just another health show—it's a blueprint for building an extraordinary life. In every episode, Zach explores the lessons, disciplines, and breakthroughs that fuel greatness in both health and leadership. From cutting-edge functional and longevity medicine to the mindset strategies of elite performers, the conversations challenge you to raise your standards, strengthen your body and mind, and pursue a legacy that endures. You'll hear from visionary leaders who've built impact-driven careers, top longevity experts breaking down the science of living a longer, healthier life, peak performers sharing what it takes to lead with purpose and resilience, and real people who've transformed their health, mindset, and future against the odds.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T06:21:01.072535+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/legacy-and-longevity-podcast-7476055"},"episode":{"title":"Most Leaders Aren't Failing. They're Pretending. (with Anadel Alberti)","slug":"most-leaders-aren-t-failing-they-re-pretending-with-anadel-alberti","published_at":"2026-05-05T15:11:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/legacy-and-longevity-podcast-7476055/most-leaders-aren-t-failing-they-re-pretending-with-anadel-alberti","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/legacy-and-longevity-podcast-7476055","url":"https://legacyandlongevity.com/podcast/most-leaders-arent-failing-theyre-pretending-with-anadel-alberti-1","audio_url":"https://traffic.podup.com/media/storageapi.podup.com/production/2324/files/files/episode-31-longevity-anadel_.mp3?key=eyJkb21haW4iOiJsZWdhY3lhbmRsb25nZXZpdHkuY29tIiwicHQiOiJwb2RjYXN0IiwicHMiOiJtb3N0LWxlYWRlcnMtYXJlbnQtZmFpbGluZy10aGV5cmUtcHJldGVuZGluZy13aXRoLWFuYWRlbC1hbGJlcnRpLTEiLCJreSI6MTA2LCJ3aSI6MX0=","summary":"A senior executive sat across from her and said the words most leaders only think privately. \"It's just that I don't trust them.\" Anadel Alberti asked one question in return that exposed the real problem in less than ten seconds. \"Do you trust yourself in the work that you're doing?\" That question is the spine of two decades of executive coaching, three certifications, and one company built on the premise that human-centered leadership has gone quietly missing inside organizations of every size. The teams feel it. The culture absorbs it. And the ROI on every other initiative bleeds out before anyone notices. In this episode of the Legacy and Longevity Podcast, host Zach Dancel sits down with executive coach, leadership strategist, and Audaciously Authentic founder Anadel Alberti to unpack what happens when leaders stop pretending and start trusting themselves. Anadel shares: Why human-centered leadership disappears the moment technical skills and ROI become the only measured priorities. How authenticity gets traded away early in a career and what it takes to recover it later. Why most leadership dysfunction traces back to one limiting belief about personal worth and enough-ness. How a broken trust cycle at the executive level silently spreads through every layer of a team. Why leaders who refuse to delegate train their teams to stop caring about the vision entirely. How unresolved personal baggage enters the workplace through decisions, communication, and the culture itself. Why soft skills deliver harder returns on investment than every technical skill training combined. How the power of choice is the single leadership muscle most executives never consciously train. Why legacy is built through the people a leader transforms long before it shows up in results. 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