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What if the thing quietly killing your leadership isn't complexity or pressure — it's the ego you protect when things get hard? This conversation names that truth out loud.In this unedited, honest peer dialogue, host Arjan Visser sits down with Miriam Herzberg — founder of Morgenwerk and a leadership advisor known for sharp perspective shifts — to explore what it really means to lead with effectiveness over ego.In this episode, you will discover:Why leaders lose authorship the moment they start managing perception instead of making real decisionsHow underlying value differences (not personality clashes) are the true engine of most team conflictThe simple silence-and-question technique Miriam uses to break leaders out of their excuse narrativesWhy courage is a muscle — and how small daily steps build it even when doubt is loudHow "tomorrow begins now" becomes a daily leadership practice, not just a taglineThe conversation you've been avoiding is the exact first step toward the leader you're becoming — what are you waiting for?Join the ongoing conversation at the ALT Dialogue, an exclusive peer dialogue for visionary leaders to pioneer and ponder the ALT question, the question that shapes our Authentic Leadership Transformation to lead the future. https://alt.businessrevivalists.com📌 Connect with Miriam Herzberg: 🌐 https://morgenwerk.biz/🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miriam-herzberg/📌 Your host: Arjan Visser | Human-Centered Futurist | ALT Journey PodcastTimestamps0:00 Intro & Welcome 1:31 The Morgen Werk Leap 4:18 Letting Go to Grow 7:38 Reading Leaders in 20 Min 10:15 Confronting the Control Trap 14:37 Maturity Over Ego 17:54 Why Teams Really Fight 24:33 The Nine Levels Tool 27:01 Tomorrow Begins Now 31:01 Authorship Under Pressure 35:16 Silence as a Strategy 39:31 Start That Conversation
