Ep 359 – Your Offshore Manager Is Not a Messenger

The Stoic Inner Strategy – A Leadership & Strategy Podcast · Jul 31, 2026 · 3m

Stoic leadership helps founders build real management roles. Scott Smith explains why offshore managers need authority, boundaries, and accountability.🎙️ Episode Summary“Remember that you are an actor in a drama, of such a kind as the author pleases to make it.” — EpictetusStoicism teaches that every role carries responsibility. In this episode, Scott Smith applies that idea to offshore and distributed teams, challenging founders to examine whether their managers are actually managing or simply passing messages back and forth.For founders and executives, this is a common operating problem. A…