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What if your most powerful leadership skill isn’t strategy or execution – but creativity? In this episode, Junaid sits back down with creative leadership coach and CEO Kate Volman to unpack a radically human approach to leading teams, building culture, and reigniting your own creative spark. This is part two of their conversation, but it stands alone as a deep dive into why people feel stuck at work, how culture kills creativity, and what leaders can do to bring it back to life. From corporate burnout to Avengers actors walking away from billion-dollar franchises, Kate shows how a lack of empathy, recognition, and humanity quietly destroys teams. She then flips the script and walks through practical ways to build a culture where people feel seen, appreciated, and genuinely excited to contribute. Whether you’re a CEO, a manager, or a solo creator, this conversation will challenge how you think about work, creativity, and what people really come to your company for. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why ev