GFL 141: Becoming a Badass Leader—With Michelle Reines

Most of us have worked for bosses who were assholes. But those of us who are lucky also have gotten to serve with leaders who were badasses. Michelle Reines knows what it takes to become the type of leader who inspires and empowers those around them. She shares her insights on this episode of the Go For Launch podcast. Michelle is a speaker, author, coach, entrepreneur, founder of MDR Coaching & Consulting and creator of the unconventional Badass Leader brand. Early in her leadership journey, Michelle admits she was a terrible boss (aka an ass), oblivious to the impact she was having on people. Like many people, she didn’t understand how to lead. She very quickly learned to appreciate the profound impact an unconscious leader has on people, teams, and organizational health and performance. The significance and value of a team became abundantly clear, as did the critical importance and necessity for her to immediately begin evolving as a leader. This painfully humbling experience set the course correction for what would become a lifelong hunger for leadership growth and contribution—a self- prescribed reparation in many ways, shared through her 12 Leadership Lessons.