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The Leadership Crisis Nobody Is Talking About | Catherine Harrison | Too Opinionated Podcast
1 hour 11 minutes Posted May 26, 2026 at 5:48 pm.
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Today on Too Opinionated, we're joined by leadership strategist, executive coach, mental health expert, and author:

🧠 Catherine Harrison

to discuss her powerful new book:
πŸ“š Leading in Stereo

a groundbreaking look at the connection between:
⚑ leadership
⚑ workplace culture
⚑ burnout
⚑ mental health
⚑ sustainable success

Drawing on over:
πŸ“Š 35 years of leadership consulting
πŸ“Š executive coaching
πŸ“Š organizational research

and inspired by the findings of:
🎡 The Soundcheck Report
which surveyed more than 1,250 Canadian music industry workers,

Leading in Stereo argues something bold:

πŸ‘‰ We will never solve the mental health crisis without solving the leadership crisis first.

The book explores how:
⚠️ toxic leadership
⚠️ unclear communication
⚠️ burnout culture
⚠️ psychological insecurity

are silently damaging workplaces across:
🎡 music
πŸ’Ό business
πŸ₯ healthcare
πŸ’» tech
🎬 creative industries

and offers practical tools for creating:
βœ… healthier cultures
βœ… high-trust teams
βœ… emotionally intelligent leadership
βœ… sustainable performance

Catherine is also:
πŸŽ“ a certified executive coach
πŸ›‘οΈ psychological safety auditor
πŸ“– author of Three Colors, Twelve Notes
🎡 Founder of Soundcheck Collective
🏒 President of Revelios

In this episode we discuss:
πŸ“– The making of Leading in Stereo
🧠 Why burnout is often a leadership problem
🎡 The mental health crisis in the music industry
⚑ psychological safety at work
πŸ”₯ how leaders can create cultures where people actually thrive

We also talk about the launch of:
🎡 Soundcheck Collective
an initiative focused on leadership development and mental health support within the music industry.

πŸ‘‰ Subscribe now: https://www.youtube.com/@MeisterkhanPod

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