In this episode my guest is Chris Jones, founder of Strategic Traction, an EOS Implementer®, coach, speaker, and author of Relentless AF: An Entrepreneur’s Disaster to Success Story. Chris helps leadership teams build healthier companies through clarity, accountability, and human-centered communication. He also runs multiple ventures, including Unlock Growth Partners and Simple Solve AI, where he focuses on improving sales, relationships and scalable systems.

We discuss how emotional awareness impacts leadership in a world shaped by constant change and new technology. Chris shares how naming emotions accelerates alignment, why resistance to tech is often emotional rather than technical, and how leaders can create psychologically safe environments where people adapt, collaborate and grow. We also explore AI as a thi ...