Meet the Author of 'The Myth of the Fearless Leader'

Workplace Confessions: Behind Closed Doors · May 8, 2026 · 39m · transcript

Fear shows up in every career, even when your title says “leader.” We sit down with Dr. Tonya Jackman Hampton, Ph.D. PCC, an organizational development practitioner, executive coach, and former chief human resources officer whose career runs from early teen jobs to building ethics programs, shaping workplace culture, and leading change inside major organizations. Her story is full of real turning points: mentorship that redirects her into HR, a merger that triggers a layoff while she’s pregnant, and the hard-earned confidence that comes from learning how to land on your feet again and again…