180: Human-Centered Leadership, with Chase Sterling

Send us Fan Mail (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2070261/fa...) We sit down with Chase Sterling, workplace well-being expert and founder of the Wellbeing Think Tank, to get honest about what support actually looks like when someone is stressed, grieving, or barely holding it together. The throughline is resilience—a human process that requires time, space, and genuine psychological safety at work. We talk human-centered leadership in practical terms: focusing on the human so performance follows, recognizing that people bring invisible burdens into meetings, and building cultures of belonging that do not depend on fake cheerfulness.  Chase shares why non-toxic positivity matters, how leaders can hold space instead of trying to fix emotions, and why transparency beats polished messaging. We also talk about feedback, accountability, and giving people a clear chance to change. Then we zoom out to the systems level: employee retention, turnover cost, healthcare costs, and the future of work. Chase challenges the current moment of record profits paired with layoffs, calls out when greed drives decisions, and argues that AI is a useful automation tool but not a replacement for critical thinking, creativity, and humane judgment.  If this resonates, subscribe, share the episode with a manager or teammate, and leave a review.  What is one thing a leader has said or done that made you feel genuinely supported at work? Chase Sterling, MA, is a speaker and the founder and executive director of Wellbeing Think Tan (https://www.wellbeingthinktank.org/) k known for amplifying experts over influencers and providing educational events that support individual and organizational wellbeing. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! (https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_...) Start for FREE Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_...) __________ Producer / Editor: Neel Panji (https://www.podleafproductions.com/about) Invite Manya (https://manyachylinski.com/) to inspire and empower your teams and position your organization as a forward-thinking leader in well-being, resilience, and trauma sensitivity. Learn more: www.manyachylinski.com/services (https://www.manyachylinski.com/services) Subscribe to the newsletter: manyachylinski.com/notes (https://www.manyachylinski.com/notes) Please subscribe, rate, and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or your listening platform of choice. It really helps others find us. #trauma #resilience #compassion #MentalHealth #CompassionateLeadership #leadership #survivor