In this episode of Mind Over Masculinity, host Avik Chakraborty sits down with A.P. Grow (also known as “that management guy”) to answer a hard leadership question: how do you lead a team without silently wrecking your mental health and your people’s energy?

This conversation is for managers, founders, and future team leads who feel overwhelmed, reactive, or stuck carrying everything alone. AP breaks leadership stress down into a simple model, then shows how better delegation, clearer communication, and real care can lower pressure fast, without losing authority. 

A.P. Grow is the CEO of AP Grow & Associates and is known online as “that management guy.” He has spent nearly 30 years researching what great managers actually do and is the author of Perfect Posture: The Framework of Elite Managers. 

If you feel overwhelmed, locate the stress fast: competence, communication, or care

Stop “rock leadership”: ask for input, then decide with better information

In a crisis, ask: What can we do right now? Then take it one step at a time

Delegate intentionally, your team wants to contribute and it reduces burnout

Have the hard conversation early; avoiding it creates bigger stress later

Lead like you would want to be led: direct, kind, and consistent 

Website and store: https://www.apgrow.com/store 
Find Perfect Bossture: The Framework of Elite Managers as an e book and audiobook, plus bonuses including a one page infographic of the framework and an additional audio program of his earlier book Change or Go: How to Stop Non-Team Player Behavior in the Workplace.

General site: https://apgrow.com
Learn more about his work with managers, teams and organizations and how to engage him for speaking, training or consulting. 

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