The Leadership Project

True leadership embraces authenticity — in ourselves and others.

Inclusion isn’t a checkbox; it’s a mindset.

When we create space for every voice, we lead with love and courage.

Are leaders too focused on having the answers instead of asking better questions?

One of the most powerful insights from Chris Deaver on The Leadership Project is that leadership is shifting.

The strongest leaders today are not creating dependency by solving every problem themselves.
They are creating environments where teams can think, contribute, collaborate, and innovate together.

That shift requires:
• Humility
• Curiosity
• Courage
• Trust
• Deep listening

The question is:
How different would teams perform if leaders focused less on being right and more on unlocking the brilliance already inside the room?

Listen to this episode with Chris Deaver and learn more about:
• Brave leadership
• Co-creation
• Building trust
• Creating brave spaces
• Unlocking team potential
• Leading with curiosity

🎧 Listen now here: https://kite.link/brave-together

🎙️ The Leadership Project — May 2026 Podcast Recap

This month, we explored powerful conversations on leadership, communication, and human potential with incredible guests:

✨ Communication as a Verb: Building Trust and Culture with Alejandra Ramirez
✨ Neurodiversity at Work: Unlocking Hidden Strengths with Wainwright Yu
✨ Brave Together: Leading Through Curiosity and Co-Creation with Chris Deaver

Each episode brought meaningful insights on leading with empathy, embracing diverse strengths, and creating deeper human connection in the workplace and beyond.

Thank you to our guests and listeners for being part of these conversations. More inspiring episodes are on the way. 🚀

“The future belongs to leaders who lead with the question, not the answer.”

Chris Deaver challenges one of the oldest leadership beliefs: that leaders must always be the smartest person in the room.

In this episode, Chris shares why the future of leadership is built on curiosity, humility, connection, and co-creation.

The best leaders today:
• Ask better questions
• Create brave spaces
• Unlock the strengths of others
• Build environments where creativity can thrive

Listen to this episode with Chris Deaver and learn more about:
• Brave leadership
• Co-creation
• Curiosity-driven leadership
• Building high-performing teams
• Unlocking collective creativity
• Leading through uncertainty

🎧 Listen now here: https://kite.link/brave-together

📣 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐏𝐎𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐖!
➡️ Episode 324: Brave Together: Leading Through Curiosity and Co-Creation with Chris Deaver
🎧 Listen now here: https://kite.link/brave-together

This conversation is a masterclass on what leadership looks like in a rapidly changing world.

One of the biggest shifts discussed in this episode is this:
The leader of the future is not the person with all the answers.
The leader of the future is the person who creates the environment where the best answers can emerge together.

Key takeaways from this episode:
• Brave leadership means taking action despite fear
• Curiosity is becoming more valuable than expertise
• Great leaders lead with questions, not answers
• Teams create magic when ego is replaced with trust
• Co-creation unlocks innovation that individuals cannot create alone
• Human connection, empathy, and intuition matter more than ever in the AI era
• Leaders must create brave spaces where people feel safe to contribute ideas

Chris Deaver shares incredible insights from his experiences with organizations like Apple and Pixar, along with practical ways leaders can unlock creativity and collaboration inside their teams.

If leadership today feels heavier, faster, and more uncertain than ever before, this episode will help leaders rethink how they show up.

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🔜 Episode 324: Brave Together: Leading Through Curiosity and Co-Creation with Chris Deaver

Tomorrow on The Leadership Project, Mick Spiers sits down with Chris Deaver for a powerful conversation about bravery, curiosity, co-creation, and the future of leadership.

In a world changing faster than ever, leaders can no longer rely on having all the answers. The future belongs to leaders who ask better questions, create brave spaces, and unlock the collective creativity of their teams.

This episode explores:
• Why fear is holding teams back
• How curiosity becomes a leadership superpower
• What leaders can learn from Pixar, Apple, and great creative teams
• Why the best ideas are built together, not alone
• How to shift from being the smartest person in the room to becoming the conductor of the orchestra

This conversation with Chris Deaver will challenge the way leaders think about collaboration, creativity, and leadership itself.

✅ Follow The Leadership Project for more insights.

🎧 Stay tuned for this podcast episode to launch tomorrow!

What’s one strength you discovered in yourself only after struggling with something difficult?

That question sits at the heart of this conversation with Wainwright Yu on The Leadership Project.

Throughout the episode, Wainwright shares how traits often viewed as limitations can become incredible strengths when understood and supported correctly.

Examples from the conversation:
• Anxiety becoming the ability to “look around corners”
• Hyperfocus becoming deep problem-solving
• Curiosity becoming creativity and innovation

The conversation is a powerful reminder that leadership is not about fixing people. It’s about understanding people.

🎧 Listen to this episode with Wainwright Yu and learn more about neurodiversity, self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and building strengths-based teams: https://kite.link/neurodiversity-at-work