Episode #40 - Leading With Vulnerability

📅 Recorded Live on YouTube: July 17, 2025 • 8 PM CTBased on: “Leading With Vulnerability” — Entry #10 of the Mental Health Without the Bullsht series (https://evanfrancen.com/2025/05/27/le...)We’ve been sold a lie: that leaders must be bulletproof—always confident, always composed, never showing cracks. In this episode, Evan tears that mask off. He shares raw, real experiences about faking invincibility to keep going—and how that act nearly broke him.We’ll unpack:Why hiding mistakes and doubts builds fear, not trustHow admitting “I don’t know” or “I need help” is the real leadership flexPractical vulnerability: owning mistakes, naming limits, and sharing struggling—on your termsHow this creates psychological safety and sparks courageous teamsWhat You’ll Get from This:Unfiltered storytelling—Evan and Matt get real about the cracks and wear the tough-guy leadership causedLeadership checklists—actionable ways to drop the performance and lead through authenticityDrop the ego. Own the cracks. Let’s do leadership differently.#InfoSecToInsanity #MentalHealthWithoutTheBS #FixTheBrokenIndustry #PodcastLive #LeadingWithVulnerability #AuthenticLeadership #VulnerableLeadership #RealLeadership #PsychologicalSafety #MentalHealthMatters #BreakTheStigma #VulnerabilityIsStrength #RealTalk #StrongerTogether #LeadWithHeart #DropTheMask #TrustThroughTruth #LeadershipWithoutTheBS #WorkCultureReform