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Raise the Floor: The New Leadership Model for a Burnout Era

As burnout surges across industries, organizations are exploring new approaches to employee well-being. This story introduces a leadership model focused on strengthening workplace foundations — trust, clarity, psychological safety — to reduce burnout and improve team performance. Leadership expert Dan Spitale explains the shift.

How Powerlifting Principles Can Build Stronger Corporate Leaders

Elite athletes train with consistency, core strength, and incremental progress — principles that also shape high-performing leaders. World champion powerlifter and executive strategist Dan Spitale breaks down how athletic fundamentals translate into more resilient, disciplined teams.

Confidence Is Contagious: What Leaders Get Wrong About Motivation

Research shows confidence spreads through teams much like emotion or energy. Dan Spitale explains the neuroscience behind “confidence transfer” and offers practical strategies leaders can use to activate clarity, calm, and trust in their organizations.

C.O.A.C.H. Leadership: 5 Traits Modern Organizations Can’t Function Without

Today’s employees expect transparency, authenticity, and support from their leaders. Dan Spitale outlines the five essential traits behind effective modern leadership — Culture, Opportunity, Authenticity, Confidence, and Humility — and how organizations can apply them at scale.

From World Record Holder to Corporate Executive: Lessons on Grit and Leadership

Dan Spitale’s path from world-record powerlifter to Fortune 50 executive highlights the universal skills — discipline, consistency, resilience — that shape effective leadership. This story explores how athletic mindset and corporate strategy intersect.

Why Humility Is Becoming the Most Valuable Leadership Skill in Business

Humility is increasingly recognized as a key driver of trust, collaboration, and innovation. Leadership expert Dan Spitale explains why humble leaders outperform — and how organizations can develop this essential skill.

The Home as the First Culture: A New Way to Understand Leadership Behavior

Early family dynamics shape the patterns of communication, conflict, and confidence that leaders carry into the workplace. Dan Spitale explores how understanding the “first culture” of home increases leadership self-awareness and improves professional relationships.

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