The Leadership Podcast · 2026-06-03 · 43 min
Karen Doll is a licensed psychologist, author of "Building Psychological Fitness: How High Performers Achieve with Ease," a partner at Psynet Group and chairs the Flourishing at Work initiative under Harvard's Flourishing Program. Most leaders know how to push through stress. Far fewer know how to recover from it. Karen argues that the difference matters more than most people realize. In this conversation, she explains why psychological fitness is not a personality trait but a trainable skill. She breaks down the difference between the stress that helps you grow and the stress that slowly wears you down, why resilience is more about recharging than enduring, and what leaders can do to support mental health at work without trying to become therapists. For leaders who feel constantly on, stretched thin, or responsible for the wellbeing of their teams, this episode offers a practical framework for building resilience that lasts. Find episode 514 on The Leadership Podcast, on YouTube, channel @theleadershippodcast, or wherever you get your podcasts!
TLP518: The Bravery Effect: Jill Schulman on Why Courage Is a Skill, Not a Trait61 / 100
TLP517: The Accountability Gap: Why Leaders Misjudge Their Own Impact with Jim Brown
TLP516: The Leader as Teacher: Building Leaders, Scaling Companies, and Multiplying Impact with Joth Ricci
TLP515: Why Structured Debate Is a Leadership Superpower
TLP513: The Leadership Cost of Isolation with Nick Black