You Don’t Have to Hustle to Be a Great Leader: How to be a Purpose Driven Leader

You Don’t Have to Hustle to Be a Great Leader: How to be a Purpose Driven Leader

In this episode of the Get Organized at Work Podcast, leadership coach and working mom Kayla Fahey-Ahrndt shares why hustle culture is keeping leaders reactive — and how to shift toward purposeful productivity that actually drives results.

You’ll learn how to assess your work against what truly matters: your team’s goals, your leadership goals, and your organization’s goals. Kayla reveals the difference between being productive and being purposeful, how to apply her 50% or less in meetings rule, and how her client Kim found clarity and calm through proactive scheduling.

💡 Key Takeaway: Productivity ≠ Purpose. You don’t need more hours — you need better alignment.

✨ Don’t forget to download your free Realistic Leadership Reflection Guide inside the Get Organized at Work Community App to map what truly matters this week.

🎯 Ready to take action? Join The Organized Leader Sprint Lite — the self-paced version of Kayla’s leadership system that helps you move from reactive to proactive leadership. 👉 Learn more at www.kfaconsulting.org/sprintlite.

 

Realistic Leadership Series Episodes:

Week 1: Redefining Your Best: How Self-Aware Leaders Build Realistic Expectations

Week 2: The Hidden Cost of Unrealistic Expectations for Leaders & 3 Mindset Shifts to Let Go

Week 3: You Don’t Have to Hustle to Be a Great Leader: How to be a Purpose Driven Leader

KEYWORDS

purpose driven leader, stop hustle culture, how to work smarter as a leader, productivity vs purpose, leadership mindset, proactive leadership, realistic expectations at work, time management for leaders, people development, organized leader sprint, realistic leadership reflection guide, leader standard work, capacity management

 

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