Irish Burch
Retired President & CEO of Dallas Children's Advocacy Center and founder of Irish Burch Co., with 25+ years in child advocacy leadership.
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Sep 10, 2026
JenniferHOST
So talk a little bit about those components and how you've seen – Leaders impacted or organizations impacted by lack of preparation in those
Irish BurchGUEST
Because if it's one thing I believe I was known for, be it good or be it bad, it just depended on the day, is I am a transparent leader.
Irish BurchGUEST
I know we've talked about this book before by Patti McCord, Powerful Leadership.
Irish BurchGUEST
And one of the things I read in her book that changed the way I did leadership is she said, grown people work here.
Irish BurchGUEST
Give people the information that they need in order to make the decisions that are best for them.
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JenniferHOST
the strengths and the weaknesses that you've seen with your direct reports giving you healthy feedback.
Irish BurchGUEST
So I started out as a CPS investigator, and I moved into the CAC movement as a forensic interviewer.
Irish BurchGUEST
I don't realize that a lot of people didn't know that information until recently.
Irish BurchGUEST
And so when I became a forensic interviewer, I did the thing that a lot of us do.