Lessons - Fixing the Leadership Crisis That's Destroying Companies | Klaus Kleinfeld - Former Fortune 500 CEO

Success Story with Scott D. Clary

Lessons - Fixing the Leadership Crisis That's Destroying Companies | Klaus Kleinfeld - Former Fortune 500 CEO

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Published on May 25, 2025, 7:00:00 PM
Total time: 00:15:06

Episode Description

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In this "Lessons" episode, former Fortune 500 CEO Klaus Kleinfeld unpacks the real reason leaders—and their teams—burn out: a failure to manage energy, not time. Learn how elite performers stay in their “performance zone” by practicing micro-recharge habits like walking or breathing, why downtime is actually productive time when used intentionally, and how purpose acts as a laser, focusing scattered effort into transformative leadership. From saving lives with medical tech to turning around billion-dollar companies, Kleinfeld shows how understanding your energy dynamics—shifting between survival, performance, and recovery—can help you lead through crisis, make high-stakes decisions, and inspire lasting change.


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More about Success Story with Scott D. Clary

Welcome to the Success Story Podcast, hosted by entrepreneur, business executive, author, educator & speaker, Scott D. Clary (@scottdclary). On this podcast, you'll find interviews, Q&A, keynote presentations & conversations on sales, marketing, business, startups and entrepreneurship. Scott will discuss some of the lessons he's learned over his own career, as well as have candid interviews with execs, celebrities, notable figures and politicians. All who have achieved success through both wins and losses, to learn more about their life, their ideas and insights. He sits down with leaders and mentors and unpacks their story to help pass those lessons onto others through both experiences and tactical strategy for business professionals, entrepreneurs and everyone in between. To get more of the Success Story podcast, go to www.successstorypodcast.com.