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Walking Away From Burnout: A Former Google Chief of Staff on Overwork and the Power of Choice with Eric Nehrlich

Walking Away From Burnout: A Former Google Chief of Staff on Overwork and the Power of Choice with Eric Nehrlich

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 Have you ever been the person everyone comes to for answers, without the title that should come with it? Former Google Search Ads Chief of Staff Eric Nehrlich shares how influence really works, why hard work alone rarely leads to power, and how burning out showed him he had a choice. In this conversation, Lori and Eric explore: How growing up an outsider, with a Korean immigrant mother in a homogeneous Midwestern town, made him a translator between scientists, engineers, and business leaders Why AI agents are accidentally teaching leaders to give clear context and explicit instructions, and why their people need the same clarity What it takes to lead in a decentralized, AI-era organization when command-and-control leaders struggle to let go The myth of meritocracy: who gets credit, who gets power, and how bias shows up in promotions and performance reviews The burnout that led to his book, You Have A Choice, and why freedom often sits on the other side of the consequences we fear The crisis of leadership is not only a workplace problem. Whatever happened at the ballot box this week, leadership is still a choice we make every day: who we listen to, who we credit, and who we help step into power. About Eric: Eric Nehrlich is an executive coach at Too Many Trees and the author of You Have A Choice: Beyond Hard Work to Meaningful Impact. Before coaching, he spent ten years as a startup engineer and product manager, then six years as Chief of Staff leading business strategy and operations for Google Search Ads. Timestamps: 00:00 Hook: "You have a choice" 00:20 Welcome to A World of Difference 00:28 Introduction 01:13 Bulgaria, a Korean tiger mom, and growing up an outsider 05:48 From MIT to Stanford to 30 years in Silicon Valley 07:40 Why your reality is only one reality 08:37 Physics to engineering to business: becoming a translator at Google 11:45 Why a startup with brilliant technology still went bankrupt 13:10 When expert problem solvers need to become people leaders 16:18 Situational leadership and the micromanagement surprise 18:54 How AI agents are teaching leaders to communicate explicitly 21:33 "Have you tried talking to them?" 24:49 Leading without formal authority 26:13 A hundred startups inside one company: decentralizing for the AI era 29:38 Individualism, inequality, and who gets the credit 32:55 Why working hard does not get you power 35:38 The meritocracy myth, DEI, and bias in reviews and promotions 39:42 The burnout that led to You Have A Choice 45:03 Where to find Eric 46:08 Closing reflections Find Eric Nehrlich at: https://www.toomanytrees.com | LinkedIn | Get his book, You Have A Choice Free resource: When unfair treatment at work becomes a pattern, The SAFE Ground Framework™ helps leaders and the people they lead scan, assess, fortify, and establish safer workplaces. Every leader I talk to on this show is navigating change of some kind. If you want to know where your own alignment gaps are, take the VOICE Framework assessment from Brava Global Advisory. Want Eric's bonus conversation on influencing without authority? Join the Difference Makers on Patreon. Thinking about a life abroad? I use and recommend Expatsi to help navigate the move. As an affiliate, I may earn a small commission. Love the show? Buy me a coffee. Connect with Lori: https://www.aworldofdifferencepodcast.com | https://www.linkedin.com/in/loriadamsbrown | https://loriadamsbrown.substack.com Subscribe, leave a review at https://www.aworldofdifferencepodcast.com/reviews/new/, and share this episode. Visit https://www.aworldofdifferencepodcast.com for more resources. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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