The Stoic Secrets Great Leaders Use | Daniel Coyle
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🗓️ 21 March 2026
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
The more you control, the worse you lead. In this conversation, Ryan talks with leadership expert Daniel Coyle about why the best teams aren’t run like machines, why connection matters more than control, and what Marcus Aurelius can teach us about leadership that endures.
Daniel Coyle is the award-winning author of the New York Times bestsellers The Culture Code, The Talent Code, and his NEW book Flourish: The Art of Building Meaning, Joy, and Fulfillment. Check out more of Dan’s work on his website https://danielcoyle.com/
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| 1:09.4 | Welcome to the Daily Stoic Podcast, designed to help bring those four key stoic virtues, |
| 1:17.3 | courage, discipline, justice, and wisdom into the real world. |
| 1:23.6 | Hey, it's Ryan, and welcome to another episode of The Daily Stoic Podcast. |
| 1:28.7 | Today, we're going to be talking about leadership. |
| 1:31.4 | When we think of leaders, we picture that lone figure at the top. |
| 1:36.8 | The emperor, the CEO, the head coach, the self-made billionaire, the person who got themselves there out of sheer willpower and strength and |
| 1:45.8 | brilliance and superiority. But that's not how the Stoics saw it. That's not how it is. And that's |
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