*This episode is an excerpt taken from our 2020 interview.

Succeeding as a leader requires you to create conditions that enable others to thrive and perform. But too often, leaders overly center themselves in an effort to ensure effectiveness. In her new book, Unleashed: The Unapologetic Leader’s Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You, Harvard Business School professor Frances Frei challenges our existing models of leadership. She proposes a different orientation—one which shifts the frame of reference from leaders to those around them.