What happens when traditional leadership models stop working?

In this episode of Leading Without Illusions, Athena leaders Holly Smissen and Jaye Connolly join Reverend Sean Harvey of the Warrior Compassion Institute to explore why many leaders—especially men—feel disconnected, burned out, and constrained by outdated definitions of strength.

The conversation reframes compassion as a leadership capability, not a weakness, and examines how modern systems reward dominance over presence at a time when complexity, AI disruption, and polarization demand something different.

A grounded discussion on evolving leadership, healing outdated playbooks, and upgrading the human system for the moment we’re in.