357. This Is The Part Where Everything Breaks
Key Takeaways
- History moves in predictable 80-year cycles — and we’re entering the Crisis phase.
- Every Crisis happens when generational memory fades and institutions lose legitimacy.
- The U.S. is transitioning from Unraveling into full Crisis, which is why everything feels unstable.
- Leadership tactics that worked in past eras no longer work in this phase.
- Authority, hierarchy, and “trust the process” thinking are breaking down.
- This global cycle is also a personal leadership reckoning.
Actionable Insights
- Stop leading with outdated assumptions about authority and compliance.
- Replace control and certainty with transparency and truth.
- Adapt systems before they collapse under pressure.
- Lead with confidence and clarity — not consensus.
- Shift from preserving institutions to guiding people through disruption.
- Reevaluate whether your leadership style fits this phase, not the one you grew up in.
Leadership Challenge