Dave Kashen argues that the hustle narrative is backwards. The most successful leaders at Google, Shopify, Adobe, and Atlassian operate from love and presence, not fear. Fear-driven leadership burns people out; love-driven leadership sustains them.
You're being lied to when you're told that the only way to be successful is to grind and hustle. There are tons of examples of companies that have been wildly successful from a really different place. If you look at companies like Google, Shopify, Adobe, Atlassian, these are companies built by leaders who operated from a place of presence, love, passion, and inspiration. I had a mentor who said the most successful leaders are either those with the most fear or the most love. So you get to choose, would you rather operate from fear or from love?
