Most workplace harm comes from one place: Unregulated emotions...especially at management and leadership level.

In this episode of Lea on Leadership, Lea Jovy breaks down the uncomfortable truth: the majority of damage done inside organisations - especially at founder and CEO level - stems from leaders who cannot regulate themselves under pressure.

You’ll hear:

• What emotional dysregulation actually looks like in the workplace (it’s often subtle).
• Why “shared decision-making” can become performative when disagreement isn’t tolerated.
• How an inability to be wrong kills innovation and psychological safety.
• The real psychological root of micromanagement (and why it’s rarely about your team).
• How shame spirals drive punitive leadership behaviours like red-penning, passive aggression, and power plays.
• What dysregulation feels like in your body before it shows up in your behaviour.
• Practical ways to pause, reset, and prevent avoidable harm.
  

If you’re building a progressive organisation, claiming innovation as a value, or trying to create a culture of safety and trust - this episode is non-negotiable listening.

Emotional management isn’t soft skill territory, it’s structural leadership competence Because when a founder can’t tolerate discomfort, disagreement, or being wrong - the entire organisation pays the price.

Listen in and ask yourself: When I feel uncomfortable at work, what do I actually do next?