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Ep 219 – When Expectations Aren’t Obligations
Meta Description: External expectations often masquerade as responsibility. Scott Smith examines how leaders abandon measured judgment by carrying what was never truly theirs.🎙️ Episode Summary“Therefore, in reasoning too, mere speech is not enough, but it is necessary that we should become able to test and distinguish between the true and the false and the doubtful.” — EpictetusNot every expectation placed on a leader is an obligation.In this episode, Scott Smith observes how external pressure quietly reshapes judgment. Requests, assumptions, and unspoken demands begin to feel mandatory—not…
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