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Pressure Tested with Dave Striegel

August 22, 2025 • Jonathan Bonanno / Dr. Dave Striegel • Season 4 • Episode 10

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What happens when leadership gets real? When culture is under fire, the stakes are high, and failure isn’t an option?

In this episode of The Chief Psycho Podcast, I sit down with Dr. Dave Striegel — a sport psychologist and performance coach with over 25 years of experience working across the most pressure-filled environments imaginable. His clients include professional athletes (PGA, LPGA, NBA, MLB, NFL, NHL, and U.S. Ski Team), Fortune 500 executives, FBI hostage teams, military special forces, and yes—dentists and doctors leading high-stakes practices.

Together, we dig into:

Why most leadership advice fails when the pressure hits
How to build culture that strengthens under stress
The psychology behind high-performing teams and resilient leadership
Lessons healthcare leaders can borrow from elite athletes and spec ops

This isn’t theory. This is leadership science, pressure-tested.

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