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You’re Not Leading Wrong, They Just Don’t Think Like You with Adrian Koehler

August 04, 20261 min read

When you’re the founder, the visionary, or the strongest thinker in the room, it can feel maddening when everyone else doesn’t automatically understand what you see. But Kareen’s conversation with leadership coach Adrian Kohler reframes that frustration as a leadership signal: what comes naturally to you is often what you explain the worst. Together, they unpack the difference between being convinced and being convicted, why founders get stuck in monologue instead of dialogue, and how real leadership requires you to stop proving you’re right and start meeting the person in front of you so the business can actually move forward.


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