Lead With Passion, Change Everything: Laura Best
“DOING MORE OF WHAT WE LOVE IS FOUNDATIONAL TO OUR HEALTH AND HAPPINESS. IT'S NOT AN OPTIONAL EXTRA.”
Episode Description
In this episode of Leadership Matters, Laura Best, keynote speaker, bestselling author, and coach, joins host Kaylee Thomsen for an energizing conversation on passion, leadership, and unlocking what truly lights you up. Laura shares her journey from corporate burnout to founding Passion Collective, and why rediscovering your passions isn’t a luxury – it’s foundational to your health, happiness, and effectiveness as a leader. She unpacks the difference between harmonious and obsessive passion, what it means to be a passion-first leader, and how organizations can create cultures where employees bring more of themselves to work. Laura also shares practical ways to rediscover your spark – no matter where you are in your career.
Chapters
- 00:00 Intro: Meet Laura Best
- 00:33 Where Her Passion for Passion Came From
- 02:30 Realizing She'd Disconnected From What She Loved
- 03:34 Starting Passion Collective
- 05:37 The Moment She Recognized Her Own Passion
- 06:22 Early Warning Signs Before Burnout
- 09:00 Putting Herself First Again
- 10:10 The Case for Unlocking Passion
- 11:22 Harmonious vs. Obsessive Passion
- 14:31 What It Means to Be a Passion-First Leader
- 16:22 Modeling Passion as a Leader
- 17:04 Asking Better Questions in One-on-Ones
- 18:41 Finding the Overlap: Employee Passion Meets Business Goals
- 20:07 Believing You Deserve to Be Fulfilled
- 21:47 Taking Care of Yourself First
- 22:23 The "Reach Back" Exercise
- 25:00 Her Own Passions: Formula One and Genealogy
- 27:40 Why Passion Isn't Just an Outcome
- 29:57 The Power of a Hundred Unique Passions
- 30:20 The Safety Officer Who Does Drone Photography
- 32:47 Practical Ways Organizations Can Foster Passion
- 34:48 Passion Sabbaticals
- 36:03 Why Shared Passion Feels Like Magic
- 37:26 Final Advice: Give Yourself an Hour
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