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Negotiate Anything

The Hidden Pressure of Being in Charge

Negotiate Anything

American Negotiation Institute

Education, Business, Self-improvement

4.7748 Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2026

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we break down the hidden pressure of leadership—the stress people don’t see, the isolation leaders feel, and why many leaders struggle with mental health while everyone assumes they’re “fine.” We also talk about how leadership can become dehumanizing, and what it looks like to rebuild compassion (for leaders and for ourselves). Negotiate Anything: Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code ANYTHING at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: ⁠⁠https://incogni.com/anything⁠⁠ incogni.com ⁠⁠Personal Information Removal Service | Incogni | Incogni⁠⁠ Data brokers are collecting, aggregating and trading your personal data without you knowing anything about it. We make them remove it. Connect with Melissa Doman www.melissadoman.com Buy the book: Cornered Office: Why We Need To Talk About Leadership Mental Health Contact ANI ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Request A Customized Workshop For Your Company⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Kwame Christian on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠negotiateanything.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to buy your copy of Finding Confidence in Conflict: How to Negotiate Anything and Live Your Best Life!

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0:00.0

Today's episode of Negotiate Anything is sponsored in part by Shopify, Bravo, Cozy Earth, and Incogni.

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Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at Shopify.com slash Kwame.

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20% off and you'll get a post-purch survey. Make sure you mention you heard about it here.

0:52.8

Incogni helps you to take your personal

0:55.1

data back by removing it from places online where it shouldn't be, helping to reduce your

1:00.4

exposure to scams and identity theft. Use code anything for 60% off of an annual plan at

1:07.3

incogni.com slash anything. As always, you can find all of these deals in the show notes.

1:13.4

Hey everyone, Kwame Christian here, and today's episode is going to challenge the way that you

1:18.4

think about leadership, power, and mental health. If you are aspiring leader or someone

1:23.8

who works closely with leaders, this conversation is for you. I'm joined by my good

1:29.3

friend and returning guest, Mel Doeman, organizational psychologist, and author of the groundbreaking

1:35.2

new book, Cornered Office, Why We Need to Talk About Leadership Mental Health. Mel pulls back

1:41.4

the curtain on the emotional toll that leadership can take, why society often

1:46.0

strips leaders of their humanity, and how we can start building cultures that make space for

1:50.5

the mental health of those at the top of our organizations.

1:54.0

By the end of this conversation, you'll walk away with a deeper understanding of the hidden

1:57.6

struggles that leaders face, and more importantly, how to lead with

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