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The Stoic Inner Strategy – A Leadership & Strategy Podcast
The Stoic Inner Strategy – Leadership, Stoicism, and Decision-Making Under Pressure
The Stoic Inner Strategy is a daily leadership podcast for founders, CEOs, executives, and operators navigating high-stakes decisions.
Hosted by Scott Smith, Principal Advisor and founder of Akhada Consulting, this show blends Stoic philosophy with modern business strategy, executive decision-making, and leadership clarity. Each short episode explores topics like judgment under pressure, strategic thinking, emotional discipline, execution focus, authority, resilience, and founder psychology.
Drawing from Stoic thinkers such as Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, and Epictetus, Scott translates timeless philosophy into practical leadership frameworks for today’s business leaders.
This is not motivational content.
It is measured thinking for people responsible for outcomes.
If you lead a company, carry decision weight, or want sharper judgment in business and life, The Inner Strategy delivers a daily reset.
Stillness before strategy.
Strength without noise.
The Stoic Inner Strategy – A Leadership & Strategy Podcast
Ep 210 – Standing in Every Role
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Fatigue can be a signal of misplaced authority. Scott Smith reflects on what happens when leaders abandon their proper role by stepping into every role.
🎙️ Episode Summary
“Do what is yours to do. The rest does not concern you.” — Marcus Aurelius
Some forms of fatigue appear even when things are working.
In this episode, Scott Smith examines how authority shifts when leaders quietly step into every role. Decisions move toward the person who keeps intervening. Over time, the leader’s own role becomes unclear—not to the team, but to themselves.
This is not a problem of effort.
It is a problem of position.
Stoic leadership is not about endurance.
It is about measure.
🧠 What You’ll Learn Today
• Why fatigue can signal role violation
• How authority relocates through repeated intervention
• What happens when leaders abandon their proper station
• The difference between effort and position
• Why restraint is a form of leadership discipline
🔍 Tags:
Stoicism, Marcus Aurelius, Leadership, Authority, Role Clarity, Restraint, Fatigue, Inner Strategy
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The Stoic Inner Strategy is your daily shortform podcast—your blueprint for modern leadership rooted in timeless truths.
Hosted by Scott Smith, founder of Akhada Consulting, co-founder of ChatWorx, and host of The Outsourcing Blueprint podcast, this series blends ancient Stoic wisdom with real-world business strategy to help you lead with clarity, manage both your teams and yourself effectively, and move with purpose.
No fluff. Just focused, grounded insight you can apply right now.
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🔹 Connect with Scott at akhadaconsulting.com or on LinkedIn.
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