What if the way you’ve been leading… isn’t actually serving the people you’ve been called to lead?

In this powerful conversation from Linch with a Leader, Mike Linch sits down with Dr. Matt Paden to unpack one of the most overlooked truths in leadership today: great leadership is not about power, position, or control… it’s about people.

Many leaders have been taught that leadership is about results, authority, and getting things done.

But what if leadership isn’t about building your platform… but working for the good of the people you’ve been entrusted with?

Dr. Paden shares how ego, control, and transactional leadership quietly erode trust, while humility, truth, and grace build cultures that last.

When leaders begin to see leadership not as something they have… but something they steward for others, it transforms how they lead, live, and influence those around them.

In this conversation, Mike and Matt discuss:

• Why leadership is hard, lonely, and often misunderstood

• The difference between working for results vs. working for people

• How unchecked ego quietly destroys leadership

• Why leaders must not just hear truth… but embrace it

• The role of grace in building trust and healthy culture

• What it means to lead with purpose, faith, and integrity

For Christian leaders, pastors, business owners, coaches, and anyone leading in the marketplace, this conversation is a powerful reminder:

Leadership is not about you.

It’s about the people God has entrusted to you.

Read 'The Core': https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Core/Matt-Paden/9781637635582