Their resume tells you what they achieved.
Here, they'll tell you when they stumbled and how they survived.
We all know the LinkedIn highlight reel: the IPOs, the awards, and the perfect PR stories. But if you are actually in the arena leading a team, navigating a crisis, and feeling the weight of responsibility, you know the truth:
The path forward is paved with stumbling blocks.
Welcome to Stumbling Blocks: How Great Leaders are Made, the podcast that explores the authentic, messy journey to leadership.
I’m Jonathan Block. I ask great leaders to take us back to the moments that don't make it to Instagram:
• The day they got laid off.
• The crisis that almost broke them.
• The impossible decision they made with no time for alternatives.
From Admirals hiring enemy planes to save a mission, to Fortune 500 CEOs navigating personal tragedies while running billion-dollar companies, to Harvard Professors who are the world's experts but didn't get the promotion they expected...
join me to uncover the resilience, grit, and practical lessons that forge great leaders.
This podcast is designed for leaders and up-and-coming leaders who need real-world examples of what gritty, authentic leadership looks like and practical tools to add to their skillset. Not AI slop.
Real stories. Authentic leaders. Welcome to The Stumble.
Episodes drop every Thursday.
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