
Why Great Leaders Still Self-Destruct with Mark J Silverman
Mark J. Silverman on Leadership Capacity, Triggers, and Resilience Under Pressure
George Wright III interviews executive coach and author Mark J. Silverman about why leadership breakdowns are often “capacity problems” driven by stress and unresolved childhood overlays in relationships. Silverman shares his journey from alcoholism and addiction to sobriety in 1989, later business success, midlife panic, depression, and rebuilding through endurance goals, therapy, journaling, and self-help—leading him into coaching. He explains allostatic load and how overwhelmed leaders lose composure despite…
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