🎙️ Bonus Episode 4: Leadership Lessons Episode Recap
Host: Dr. Fredrick Lee II | Leadership Lessons Podcast

Episode Summary:
Whether you’ve been with us since Episode 1 or just found the podcast, this Leadership Lessons Recap is your perfect reset.

In this bonus episode, Dr. Fredrick Lee II walks you through the most powerful takeaways from Episodes 1 through 11—and the bonus episodes in between. Each conversation was designed to help you lead with emotional intelligence, personal insight, and professional impact.

💡 This episode isn’t just a recap—it’s a leadership reflection. We revisit the lessons that shaped our growth, challenged outdated leadership norms, and reminded us that sustainable leadership starts within.

🎧 What You’ll Learn in This Recap:

• Why Episode 1 introduced emotional intelligence as more than a concept—it’s a lifestyle
• How Episode 2 validated the emotional tax of imposter syndrome for marginalized leaders
• Why Episodes 4, 6, and 7 helped us understand trauma-informed leadership in real life
• How Episode 10 created space for the leaders who are “strong” but secretly struggling
• What the bonus episodes taught us about speaking truth to power and challenging the myth that EQ is just a “soft skill”
• And why Episode 11 was a critical turning point in building a balanced, burnout-resistant leadership lifestyle

📚 Grounded in research from the World Health Organization, Gallup, HBR, and TalentSmartEQ, these episodes unpack the real-world challenges of leading in high-stress, high-impact environments.

🔎 Looking to go deeper?
Dr. Lee offers personalized EQ coaching using the EQ-i².0 assessment—a data-driven approach to help leaders understand their emotional strengths, stress triggers, and growth areas.

🗣️ What do YOU want next?
What emotional intelligence topics do you want to hear more about? What leadership challenges are you facing?

Drop a comment, DM Dr. Lee, or message directly via https://leadershiplessons.transistor.fm

📌 Subscribe + Share:
Listen to past episodes, subscribe for new ones, or learn more about EQ coaching.

🎧 Available now on:
Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube | Or wherever you listen.

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🎙️ Bonus Episode 3: Are EQ Skills Really “Soft” Skills?
Host: Dr. Fredrick Lee II | Leadership Lessons Podcast

Description:
Let’s set the record straight—emotional intelligence (EQ) is not a “soft skill.”
It’s a strategic leadership advantage.

In this bonus episode, Dr. Fredrick Lee II challenges one of the biggest myths in leadership development: the idea that EQ is optional, emotional, or less important than “hard” skills like finance, data, or operations.

🔎 Inside this episode:

• Why calling EQ a “soft skill” reinforces bias and devalues human-centered leadership
• What emotional intelligence actually is—and what it isn’t
• A breakdown of the five EQ domains based on Dr. Daniel Goleman’s framework
• Research-backed reasons why EQ outperforms IQ in predicting leadership success
• How emotionally intelligent leaders build healthier teams, retain top talent, and foster innovation
• Why empathy, self-regulation, and communication are the real power skills of today’s workplace

📚 Featuring insights from Google’s Project Oxygen, Harvard Business Review, and TalentSmartEQ, this episode makes it clear:
EQ isn’t fluff. It’s your edge.

If you’ve ever been told that being emotional makes you weak—or that empathy has no place in leadership—this episode is your reframe.

💼 Ready to take it further?
Dr. Lee offers personalized EQ coaching using the EQ-i².0 assessment to help you map your emotional intelligence strengths, stress points, and growth areas—with data you can trust.

🔗 Learn more or subscribe at: https://leadershiplessons.transistor.fm

🎧 Listen now on:
Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube | Or wherever you listen.

💬 Join the Movement:
What part of this episode hit home? Share it with a colleague or leader who still thinks EQ is optional. And don’t forget to DM or comment with the EQ topics you want covered in future episodes!

#LeadershipLessons #EmotionalIntelligence #SoftSkillsDebunked #EQLeadership #EmpathyAtWork #LeadershipDevelopment #WorkplaceCommunication #DrFredrickLee #ExecutiveCoaching #EQMatters #LeadWithEQ

🎙️ Episode 11: From Burnout to Balance – Building a Leadership Lifestyle That Doesn’t Break You
Host: Dr. Fredrick Lee II | Leadership Lessons Podcast

Description:
Burnout isn’t just a leadership inconvenience—it’s a warning sign. And for many high-performing professionals, especially those holding space for others, burnout creeps in long before it’s ever acknowledged.

In this episode of Leadership Lessons, Dr. Fredrick Lee II explores what burnout really is, how it manifests in leadership, and why emotional intelligence (EQ) isn’t a “soft skill”—it’s the foundation of sustainable leadership.

You’ll learn how to:

• Identify the early warning signs of burnout
• Use emotional intelligence to stop the cycle of over-functioning
• Build protective habits and boundaries that support clarity, calm, and longevity
• Apply four key EQ competencies—self-awareness, impulse control, reality testing, and stress tolerance—to your everyday leadership
• Rethink what it means to be a “strong” leader without sacrificing your wellbeing

📚 Backed by insights from the World Health Organization, Harvard Business Review, Gallup, and the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, this episode provides both research and practical strategies to help you lead from a place of balance and resilience.

Whether you’re an executive, people manager, entrepreneur, or carrying invisible labor at work—this conversation is for you.

🔎 Explore More:
Want to go deeper? Dr. Lee offers personalized EQ coaching using the EQ-i².0 assessment to help leaders identify strengths, stress patterns, and growth opportunities with data—not guesswork.

🔗 Learn more or subscribe at: https://leadershiplessons.transistor.fm

🎧 Listen now on:
Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube | Or wherever you tune in.

💬 Join the Conversation:
What part of this episode hit home for you? Leave a comment, share with your team, or message Dr. Lee with the topics you want to hear covered next.

#LeadershipLessons #BurnoutToBalance #EmotionalIntelligence #EQLeadership #MentalHealthForLeaders #SustainableLeadership #DrFredrickLee #LeadershipPodcast #ExecutiveCoaching #LeadWithEQ

🎙 Bonus Episode: Understanding Behavior, Identity & Environment to Lead with Impact
Podcast: Leadership Lessons with Dr. Fredrick D. Lee II

Theme: Social Cognitive Theory & the Psychology of Leadership

What if your leadership style isn’t just something you chose—but something you learned to survive?

In this bonus episode, Dr. Fredrick D. Lee II takes you beneath the surface of leadership strategy and into the science of Social Cognitive Theory—a powerful framework that explains how we learn, behave, and ultimately lead.

If you’ve ever struggled with:
– Imposter syndrome
– Perfectionism
– Over-functioning or burnout
– Leading through trauma responses instead of intention…

This episode will help you connect the dots between your past, your patterns, and your power.

You’ll learn how behavior, identity, and environment form an emotional ecosystem—and how to shift it using the tools of emotional intelligence, self-efficacy, and intentional leadership.

🧠 In this episode, we cover:
– The core principles of Social Cognitive Theory
– Why self-efficacy matters more than self-confidence
– How to identify and unlearn harmful leadership habits
– The role of emotional intelligence in rewriting your leadership story
– Practical Change Moves to help you lead with clarity, courage, and compassion

🛠️ Change Moves You'll Learn:

1. How to audit the leadership influences shaping your behavior
2. How to build self-belief with micro-wins that rewire your nervous system
3. How to create environments that reinforce growth, not fear

📝 Journaling Prompt of the Week:
What behavior are you repeating that no longer serves the leader you’re becoming?
What story needs to be rewritten—starting today?

📬 Let’s Work Together:
Looking for executive coaching, emotional intelligence workshops, or leadership retreats?
Contact: info@mrchangeyourlife.com

📱 Stay Connected:
Instagram & Facebook → @DrFredrickDwaneLeeII
Subscribe + Share → Leadership Lessons with Dr. Fredrick D. Lee II

Because the way you lead is the way you live.

Lead like your healing matters.

#LeadershipLessons #EmotionalIntelligence #HealingEra #SelfEfficacy #SocialCognitiveTheory #LeadershipDevelopment #TraumaInformedLeadership #WorkplaceWellness #GrowthMindset #QuietLuxuryLeadership #DrFredrickLee

🎙️ Episode 10: The Cost of Being the Strong One – Leading When You're Tired of Holding It All Together
Hosted by Dr. Fredrick D. Lee II | Leadership Lessons Podcast

Description:

What does it cost to be the one who always holds it all together?

In Episode 10, Dr. Fredrick D. Lee II explores the hidden weight of being “the strong one” in leadership, especially for those who are high-achieving, deeply empathetic, and constantly relied upon.

This episode is a call-in, not just a call-out. If you’re exhausted but expected to lead… if you’ve learned to suppress your needs to stay "professional"... if you're holding everyone else together while quietly unraveling—this one is for you.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How emotional intelligence can help you lead without losing yourself
• Why “being strong” can become a leadership liability if left unchecked
• 5 Change Moves for leaders who are showing up while worn out
• Practical tools to build boundaries, emotional sustainability, and truth-telling in leadership
• A powerful, affirming segment rooted in Black Feminist Thought, honoring the unique pressures and power of Black women in leadership

📌 Special Announcements:

🎁 Bonus Episode Coming Soon: A deep dive into Social Cognitive Theory—learn how behavior, identity, and environment interact to shape your leadership impact.

➡️ Episode 11 Preview: From Burnout to Balance – Building a Leadership Lifestyle That Doesn’t Break You
We’ll cover signs of burnout, recovery strategies, and how to lead from a place of wholeness, not depletion.

🎧 Listen, Share, and Subscribe
💬 Leave a review or comment—what part of this episode resonated with you the most?
📲 Follow Dr. Lee on IG + FB: @DrFredrickDwaneLeeII
📧 For executive coaching or speaking: info@mrchangeyourlife.com

Tags:
#LeadershipPodcast #EmotionalIntelligence #StrongBlackWoman #RestIsResistance #LeadershipFatigue #BlackFeministThought #DrFredrickLee #LeadershipLessons #BurnoutRecovery

📄 Episode Description:

Telling the truth shouldn’t cost you your peace—but in systems that protect power, it often does.

In this Bonus Episode of Leadership Lessons with Dr. Fredrick D. Lee II, we unpack what it really takes to speak truth to power—without sacrificing your credibility, emotional well-being, or future opportunities.

Inspired by a recent coaching conversation with a new leader navigating the tension between honesty and reputation, this episode dives into the emotional, strategic, and cultural complexity of being a truth-teller—especially for BIPOC professionals in spaces built to maintain the status quo.

🧠 This isn’t just about “being brave.”
It’s about emotional intelligence, power dynamics, psychological safety, and the cost of silence.

💡 In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

• Why speaking up in hierarchical systems often feels dangerous
• How ego, identity, and defensiveness shape leadership responses
• What neuroscience reveals about fear, feedback, and perceived threats
• The emotional tax of being “the only one in the room”
• How to lead with honesty and strategy—without burning out
• 5 Change Moves to help you advocate, influence, and protect your peace

🔧 Practical Tools You’ll Take Away:

• How to ground yourself before difficult conversations
• How to frame truth-telling around outcomes and shared values
• How to ask powerful questions that disarm defensiveness
• Why building coalitions matters more than going solo
• When to document, escalate, or exit unsafe environments

🗣️ Who This Episode Is For:

• Leaders navigating complex workplace dynamics
• BIPOC professionals who are “the first” or “only” in leadership
• Emerging executives who want to build trust and tell the truth
• Anyone who’s been labeled “too much” for challenging what’s broken

📝 Coaching Prompt of the Episode:

What truth have you been holding back because you’re afraid it will cost you something?
What would it look like to speak that truth with strategy, not just frustration?

📬 Stay Connected:

Need support as you grow your voice and lead with emotional intelligence?

▶️ Coaching, consulting, and workshops available:
📧 Email: info@mrchangeyourlife.com
📱 Follow: @DrFredrickDwaneLeeII on Instagram & Facebook

🎧 Subscribe, share, and leave a review.

Your voice supports this community of honest, grounded, change-making leaders.

🎙️ Episode 9 – Silencing the Inner Critic: Rewriting the Leadership Narrative in You

Episode Summary:
In this episode, Dr. Fredrick D. Lee II confronts one of the most persistent barriers to effective leadership: the inner critic. That voice of self-doubt, perfectionism, and imposter syndrome can quietly undermine your confidence, especially when stepping into positions of influence. But here’s the truth—what you believe about yourself shapes how you lead others.

Dr. Lee explores how internal narratives are formed, why they show up stronger in leadership, and how to begin rewriting those beliefs into something empowering, liberating, and true. This episode offers tangible tools to help you silence negative self-talk, ground your leadership in self-awareness, and lead with clarity and courage.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
✔️ How the inner critic forms—and why it’s louder in leadership
✔️ Signs you’re leading from fear instead of confidence
✔️ Three practical strategies to reframe your inner dialogue
✔️ How to align your leadership narrative with who you really are
✔️ “Change Moves” to apply in real-time when self-doubt creeps in

Change Moves:

1. Name the Voice – Give your inner critic an identity so you can challenge it objectively.
2. Rewrite the Script – Replace old beliefs with intentional affirmations rooted in truth.
3. Practice Quiet Confidence – You don’t have to be loud to lead with certainty.
4. Reflect, Don’t Ruminate – Learn from mistakes without letting them define you.
5. Stand in Your Becoming – Leadership isn’t about having all the answers—it’s about growing through the questions.

🎧 Listen now and share this episode with someone who needs a reminder that they are more capable than they think.

📌 Subscribe to Leadership Lessons with Dr. Fredrick D. Lee II for more tools, truths, and transformational insight.

#LeadershipLessonsPodcast #SilenceTheInnerCritic #LeadershipDevelopment #EmotionalIntelligence #DrFredrickLeeII #MindsetShift #ConfidentLeadership

🎙️ Episode 8 – Check Your Triggers: Leadership, Self-Regulation, and Emotional Agility

Welcome back to Leadership Lessons with Dr. Fredrick D. Lee II—your space to grow from the inside out.

In this episode, we’re getting honest about something every leader faces but few talk about honestly: triggers.

💥 Ever found yourself snapping in a meeting, avoiding conflict, or people-pleasing your way to exhaustion?
You’re not broken. You’re triggered. And that moment is your invitation, not your indictment.

This episode dives deep into:
✅ What triggers are (hint: they’re unprocessed pain points)
✅ How emotional intelligence helps you recognize and regulate your responses
✅ Why self-regulation is a leadership superpower, not weakness
✅ The neuroscience behind your reactions—and how to create space between stimulus and response

You’ll walk away with:
🔑 Practical “Change Moves” to grow your emotional agility
💡 Tools to lead with steadiness, not shutdowns
🧠 EQ strategies that help you honor your emotions without being hijacked by them

📌 Coaching Prompt of the Week:
What’s one trigger you’ve been reacting to—and how could you respond differently starting today?
Drop your answers in the comments, or DM me to talk it through.

💬 Let’s connect:
📧 Email: info@mrchangeyourlife.com
📱 Instagram/Facebook: @DrFredrickDwaneLeeII

🔁 Know a leader who’s navigating pressure with grit and grace? Share this episode with them.

📅 Next up: Episode 9 – Silencing the Inner Critic: Rewriting the Leadership Narrative in Your Head

🎧 Don’t forget—change is constant, but your growth? That’s intentional.

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