"The act of asking my team was an act of engagement, and I never thought of that before."

This week, Karl sits down with James Warren, founder and CEO of Share More Stories, for a refreshingly honest conversation about the real power of storytelling in business. Spoiler alert: it's not about making your company look good—it's about making your people feel seen.

James breaks down why employee engagement surveys keep telling leaders the same thing year after year (hint: they're asking the wrong questions), and shares how one health and wellness organization discovered their employee trust levels were literally mirroring their customer experience. Mind. Blown.

From the myth of the "self-made" entrepreneur to why vulnerability is actually a leadership superpower, this episode challenges the bootstrap mentality that' ...