Judy Ryan: Breaking Control Models and Rebuilding Human-Centered Leadership

Imagining Bridges to Better Leadership · May 15, 2025 · 42m

In this episode, Kevin and Judy Ryan discuss:

How traditional control models in leadership create inferiority complexes and disengagement

The importance of fostering personal responsibility within every person in an organization

Shifting from power-over dynamics to shared power, value-based systems

The role of dignity, trust, and mutual empowerment in culture transformation

Adlerian psychology’s influence on leadership and workplace wellbeing

Key Takeaways:

Control-based leadership systems harm both performance and dignity. Judy explains how commonly used control tactics—like punishment…