Sal Silvester on the Future of Leadership · 2026-04-22 · 40 min
What happens when the people who are supposed to have all the answers are struggling themselves? We treat our leaders like they're bulletproof, but the pressure they're under is immense - and it has a ripple effect we rarely talk about. This week, Sal sits down with Organizational Psychologist Melissa Doman to have a refreshingly honest conversation about the mental health of leaders. Drawing from her powerful new book, Cornered Office, Melissa explains how a leader's stress doesn't just impact quarterly reports; it shows up at the dinner table and shapes the entire culture of a team. This isn't your typical corporate talk. They get into the messy, real-world stuff: Why the assumption that "struggling = weak performance" is flat-out wrong. How to actually talk about mental health at work without making it weird or crossing a line. Melissa's game-changing concept of "mental well-being non-negotiables" The things you must do to stay sane (and no, it's not always yoga). The surprising power of vulnerability and how it can make a leader more trustworthy, not less.
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