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December 25, 2025 14 mins

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What if the best leadership advice isn’t to lead at all?

In this episode of The Business Game, we explore a powerful, counterintuitive approach to leadership, leading from the bottom, prioritizing connection over content, and having the hard conversations most leaders avoid.

Our guests share why leadership isn’t about hierarchy or ego, how avoiding small issues creates big problems, and why servant leadership builds stronger, more resilient teams - especially in modern, distributed workplaces.

If you’re a founder or leader who wants to build trust, clarity, and real momentum, this episode will challenge how you think about leadership.


Connect with our Guests:

Shantanu Bhattacharya, Founder & CEO of Cyber Cure:
Website: https://siometrix.com/
LinkedIn:   / shantanuprofile  

Annabel Hay, Founder & CEO of Clutch Glue:
Website: https://clutchglue.com/
LinkedIn:    / annabel-hay-a057ba125  
Socials: @annabel_hay ‪@clutch_glue‬ 

Stacey Hylen - Business Coach & Certified AI Consultant:
Website: https://staceyhylen.com/
LinkedIn:   / staceyhylen

Ryan Cassin, Co-founder of Superpowers:
Website: https://superpowershq.com/
LinkedIn (Ryan):   / ryancassin  

Curtis McCullom - Bespoke Human Potential Coaching:
Website: https://www.bespokehumanpotentialcoac...
LinkedIn:   / curtis-mccullom   

Greg Wilkes - CEO of Develop Coaching:
Website: https://developcoaching.co.uk 
https://developcoaching.com.au 
https://develop-coaching.com  
LinkedIn:  
Facebook:   / developcoach   
Instagram:   / greg.wilkes.coach   
LinkedIn:   / greg-wilkes

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