Leadership isn’t about titles or tactics—it’s about trust. Without it, influence fades and culture collapses. With it, teams step up, lean in, and bring their best / whole selves to work.

In this episode of the Leadership Launchpad Podcast, Susan Hobson and Tracey Allen sit down with veteran Coach Dan Tochini, who has spent four decades helping leaders dismantle comfort zones, face hard truths, and build trust-rich cultures that actually work.

From his early struggles and personal transformation to guiding Fortune 500 execs and grassroots teams, Dan shares what conscious leadership looks like in real life—the paradoxes, the language, and the daily practices that separate leaders people follow from leaders people fear.

🔍 What you’ll hear in this conversation:

Trust as the real foundation of culture

Why awareness comes before intelligent choice

The paradoxes every leader must balance: frankness vs. tact, empathy vs. enforcement

How language shapes leadership and culture

Why “hugging the cactus” is the key to growth

This isn’t theory—it’s the human work of leadership.

🌐 Begin your conscious leadership journey today:

https://elitehighperformance.mykajabi.com/book-a-free-consultation

Find Dan Tochini at the following links:

https://takenewground.com/#team

https://www.instagram.com/dan_tocchini

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dantocchini/

Find Susan Hobson, Founder & CEO of Elite High Performance, Top Leadership Coach & Author, at the following links:

https://www.elitehighperformance.com/leadership-consulting/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jumpstartliving/

https://www.instagram.com/susanlhobson/

https://www.tiktok.com/@susanlhobson

Tracey Allen - Head of Real Estate at Nokia

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracey-allen-a70b95b/

Music from #Uppbeat

https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/tropicana

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