In this episode of Leadership Unlearned (and Reframed), Maxine Attong, Host and executive/energy leadership coach Daniela Dragomir explore how shame shows up in leadership—often invisibly—and how it drives high performance while quietly draining leaders’ health, relationships, and sense of fulfillment. Daniela frames leadership as energy management: when leaders don’t know how to manage their inner energy, it works against them rather than for them.

Many leaders are outwardly successful but internally feel “not enough.” They may be achieving from fear, guilt, self-blame, and shame—which can “work” in the short term, but eventually creates a cost: burnout, strained relationships, and the sense that no achievement will ever satisfy.

Awareness → Acceptance → Choice

is the key model/tool that Daniela shares to help leaders recover energy that may be trapped in Shame.

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