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#196 | Leadership Requires More Than Competence with Andrea Mancuso

43 minutes Posted Jun 26, 2026 at 9:00 am.

— Introduction00:15 — Meet Andrea Mancuso01:15 — Andrea’s work and mission02:00 — Who Andrea is beyond the titles03:30 — Mental health, trauma, and what leaders misunderstand04:45 — Why society is navigating a mental health crisis06:30 — Technology, overstimulation, and exposure07:00 — What trauma-informed leadership really requires08:00 — The power of awareness09:30 — Patterns that lead to burnout10:00 — Busyness and the inability to slow down11:30 — Avoidance and why healing matters13:00 — People-pleasing as a leadership pattern14:30 — Unsubscribing from hustle culture16:30 — Rest, fear, and trust18:30 — Why there are no real emergencies in most businesses20:30 — Scheduling focused time and creating boundaries23:00 — Competent leaders versus emotionally equipped leaders

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In this episode of the Contagious Culture Podcast, Kyle King sits down with Andrea Mancuso, trauma-informed leadership and emotional intelligence coach, licensed mental health counselor, and founder of Intentional Healing and Wellness.

Andrea shares why healthy, high-performing teams cannot exist if leaders have not done their own internal work. She explains how burnout, avoidance, people-pleasing, hustle culture, and emotional disconnection show up in leaders, teams, schools, and organizations.

Kyle and Andrea also discuss trauma-informed leadership, psychological safety, emotional capacity, rest, self-awareness, and why leaders must learn to slow down, disconnect, and lead from a healthier place.

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