The Wired to Win Podcast

Why Doing Nothing Is the Most Productive Thing a Leader Can Do

June 12, 2026·25 min
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You keep telling yourself the space is coming. After the launch. After this quarter. After the next promotion. But somehow, it never arrives. In this episode, Fernanda explores why busyness has become one of leadership's most celebrated habits - and what it may be quietly costing you. Drawing on the work of Martin Hägglund, Bertrand Russell, and neuroscience research on the brain's Default Mode Network (DMN), this conversation challenges the assumption that more activity creates better leader...

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