When the rules change, how do you still lead with impact?

Leadership isn’t about control; it’s about connection.

This week, Colonel Bob McLaughlin reminded me that true leadership begins when we amputate what no longer serves us—the rigid expectations, the need to be right, the separation between our passion and our purpose.

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In this episode of the Saturday Leadership Lab, I sat down with Colonel (Ret.) Bob McLaughlin, Executive Director of the Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center, a national model for how to help service members successfully transition from military life into civilian leadership.

Bob shares three Leadership Levers that every high-stakes leader should master:

We’ll go beyond mindset and into mastery—practical strategies you can use the next day.