EP 119 Leadership in 2026: Less Control, More Inner Stability | with Andrea Tessier
Leadership is evolving quickly as we move toward 2026. In this episode of How Good Can It Get?, Bree Johnson and Andrea Tessier explore the future of leadership and why emotional intelligence, intuition, and nervous system regulation are becoming essential skills for navigating uncertainty.
What if the leadership skills we’ve been taught to develop are no longer the ones that matter?
In this episode, Bree Johnson co-hosts with Andrea Tessier to name what many leaders are quietly feeling as we move toward 2026: the old playbook is breaking down.
Strategy isn’t enough. Performance is no longer sustainable. And certainty is gone.
Together, they explore what leadership actually requires in this next chapter—inner steadiness, emotional literacy, intuitive discernment, and the capacity to lead without abandoning yourself. This isn’t about becoming softer. It’s about becoming more integrated.
This conversation opens the door to a different kind of leadership—one rooted in regulation instead of pressure, clarity instead of urgency, and integrity instead of over-functioning.
If you’ve been feeling the weight of leadership more acutely, questioning your decisions, or sensing that something has to change—but aren’t sure what yet—this episode will meet you right where you are.
In This Episode, We Explore:
Why leadership in 2026 will require capacity shifts, not new tactics
How chronic pressure and over-responsibility quietly erode decision-making
The difference between intuition and reactivity—and why it matters now
Why community and collaboration are becoming survival skills, not “nice-to-haves”
How emotional intelligence becomes a stabilizing force in uncertainty
What it means to lead from inner integrity instead of external expectations
Why regulation—not hustle—is emerging as a leadership strategy
Key Takeaways:
The future of leadership is less about control and more about internal steadiness
Intuition becomes clearer when the nervous system is regulated
Over-functioning is not strength—it’s nervous system debt
Leaders don’t need more certainty; they need self-trust
Sustainable leadership requires spaces where people can set down what they’ve been carrying
