Your leadership isn’t working. You can feel it. Your team isn’t engaged, your influence isn’t landing, and no matter how many meetings, strategies, or motivational speeches you give, something is still missing.

The hard truth? Leadership has changed, but most leaders haven’t. What used to work—authority, top-down management, and leading by title—now drives people away. Employees don’t stick around out of obligation anymore. They leave, disengage, or quietly rebel.

So what do you do when traditional leadership methods fail?

Dr. Anthony Simmons, PMP, CAPT, USN (ret), a retired Navy Captain and author of Championing Organization Wellness, has spent decades leading in life-or-death situations where trust and connection weren’t optional—they were survival tools. His secret? Mastering emotional intelligence as a tactical weapon.