Unlock Your Leadership, with Dr Gary Crotaz, PhD
Sep 2, 2026 · 44 min · 14 segments
What happens when success comes at the cost of authenticity? In this episode of The Unlock Moment, I’m joined by Dr Michelle K. Johnston - Distinguished Professor of Management, executive coach…
Michelle K. JohnstonGuest
Gary CrotazHost
And if you want connection with other people, you have to start with connection with yourself.
Stop asking, how do I lead them better? Start asking, where am I not leading as me? If your calendar is full, but you're not on it, you're not leading, you're coping.
If your relationships are thinning, but your productivity is climbing, you're not winning, you're drifting.
Now listen to my powerful conversation with Loyola Professor Michelle Johnston, co-author of the new leadership bestseller, The Seismic Shift in You.
So that started my unlock moment, my journey of, holy smokes, I'm not doing a good job of connecting at all because I don't even know who I am.
Who am I? I remember sitting in my office and the faculty evaluations arrived.
And you could see the writing of all of your students who you taught that semester.
And I remember being in my office alone with the door shut and the tears rolling down my face.
And so that was my moment of sitting there and tears rolling down my cheeks thinking, I have to do something differently.
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And if you want connection with other people, you have to start with connection with yourself.
Stop asking, how do I lead them better? Start asking, where am I not leading as me? If your calendar is full, but you're not on it, you're not leading, you're coping.
If your relationships are thinning, but your productivity is climbing, you're not winning, you're drifting.
Now listen to my powerful conversation with Loyola Professor Michelle Johnston, co-author of the new leadership bestseller, The Seismic Shift in You.
So that started my unlock moment, my journey of, holy smokes, I'm not doing a good job of connecting at all because I don't even know who I am.
Who am I? I remember sitting in my office and the faculty evaluations arrived.
And you could see the writing of all of your students who you taught that semester.
And I remember being in my office alone with the door shut and the tears rolling down my face.
And so that was my moment of sitting there and tears rolling down my cheeks thinking, I have to do something differently.