You were trained for almost everything, except the most dangerous threat in your organization. In this powerful solo episode, Lori Adams-Brown draws on her experience working in conflict zones worldwide to expose the patterns workplace bullies use, and what every leader must do about it.
⏱ Timestamps:
00:00 — Cold Open: Real-life crisis training and what was missing
03:00 — The threat from within: what nobody prepared you for
05:00 — The bully playbook: charm publicly, destroy privately
07:00 — Silicon Valley, nonprofits, and the mission statement contradiction
09:00 — The traits that made Lori strong, and made her a target
11:00 — Three red flags every leader must learn to recognize
13:30 — What real organizational protection actually looks like
15:30 — Trauma-informed leadership: believing the target first
17:00 — Challenge to leaders + the free SAFE framework
18:30 — Outro and CTA
🔗 Free Resource:
Download the SAFE Framework → loriadamsbrown.com/safe
A World of Difference Podcast is hosted by Lori Adams-Brown, a Strategic Transformation Executive, founder of Brava Global Advisory, former Board Advisor for the Center for Creative Leadership, and Board Director for Justice Revival (a DC-based human rights nonprofit) and a former Board Director for the Silicon Valley Executive Board of How Women Lead.
🌐 Connect with Lori:
Website: https://www.aworldofdifferencepodcast.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loriadamsbrown
Substack: https://loriadamsbrown.substack.com
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