Episode 7: Leadership Is Transmitted, Not Possessed

Leadership is not something leaders keep—it’s something they pass on.

In the final episode of IN THE BLACK, David Burnell explores how leadership functions under pressure not as authority, but as transmission. Drawing from high-stress operational environments, this episode examines how calm, clarity, and intent move through teams—and how leaders shape outcomes by regulating the environment rather than controlling it.

Leadership Is Transmitted, Not Possessed closes the series by reinforcing a central truth: under pressure, teams synchronize with their leaders. What is passed forward—calm or chaos, clarity or confusion—determines performance.

This episode ties together the series’ core principles and leaves listeners with a durable framework for leading in the face of uncertainty, in business and beyond.

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