Something goes sideways at work, and you already know who you're going to call. The same name that always comes to mind. The person who takes whatever lands on them and just gets it done.

In this episode, I'm breaking down endurance as a performance metric. It's what happens when an organization quietly starts rewarding people for how much they can absorb without complaint, and mistakes that silence for strength.

Key Takeaways:

• The difference between handling pressure well and absorbing dysfunction
• Why "don't bring me a problem without a solution" leadership quietly creates burnout
• The questions to ask before you praise someone for being the rock
• How to break the cycle of over-relying on your most reliable person

This episode is for you if you already know you lean on one person more than you should, but the work has to get done and you know you can count on them.

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Strong Face is for leaders caught between caring for their people and enforcing a system that wasn't built to do so, without losing themselves in the process.

Hosted by Tamara Steward, organizational consultant and founder of Spark the Firm, each episode takes one situation you're likely living through at work right now or have seen before, and shows you what's actually broken, and what's yours to fix.