The Kathie Owen Perspective
Human Patterns. Real Leadership.
Leadership isn’t a performance problem — it’s a human one.
The Kathie Owen Perspective is a quiet, discerning look at leadership through the lens of human behavior, emotional regulation, presence, and pattern recognition. This podcast is for leaders, founders, executives, and advisors who sense that something deeper is at play in how people lead, relate, and make decisions — but haven’t had language for it.
Kathie Owen is a consultant and observer of human systems. She studies what happens beneath strategy, titles, and metrics — the unseen patterns that shape leadership outcomes, culture, trust, and power. Drawing from real-world consulting experience, executive conversations, and years of studying emotional regulation and human dynamics, Kathie offers perspective rather than prescriptions.
This is not a coaching show.
This is not motivation or hustle culture.
And it’s not therapy.
Each episode offers calm insight into:
- How leaders regulate (or don’t) under pressure
- Why capable people repeat the same patterns
- The difference between performance and presence
- How clarity emerges when noise is removed
- What real leadership looks like when no one is watching
Some episodes are reflections.
Some are observations from the field.
Some are quiet truths leaders rarely say out loud.
If you’re drawn to insight over tactics, clarity over control, and leadership that starts with self-awareness rather than force — you’re in the right place.
This is perspective — not advice.
And sometimes, perspective changes everything.
Episodes
262. When Profitable Companies Quietly Break
261. The Crisis Is Over — So Why Is Everything Still Tight?
260. The 3 Principles Behind Calm Leadership
259. Micromanagement Is a Nervous System Issue
258. Leadership Without Attachment
257. Presence Over Perfection: A Leadership Case Study
256. Emotional Regulation in the Workplace
255. Family at Work: The Risk Leaders Miss
254. Leadership Under Pressure: How I Work With Elite Leaders
253. Workplace Safety Begins With Leadership Discipline
252. Why Waiting Until January Is Keeping You Stuck
251.The Cost of a “Nice” Boss
250. The $80k Decision | Workplace Case Studies
249. The Hidden Expensive Costs of Ignoring Burnout
248.I Thought Everyone Saw the World Like This… Until I Realized They Didn’t.
247. Unveiling Presence | From Anxiety to Authenticity
246. The Day I Fired Corporate Wellness
244. The Strings That Bind Us (And Break Us)
243. From Panic to Peace: Lessons from Ted Lasso’s “Signs”
242.The Power of Letting Go (Ted Lasso Style)
241. When Leaders Fail You - A Lesson from Ted Lasso
240. My Dog's Blind Wisdom
239.How to Make Any Story Unforgettable