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We sit down with April Whitson, Global VP of HR for ABB and author of The Stay Challenge, to unpack seven leadership regrets and how intentional habits prevent them. From regrettable retention to culture drift, we share practical moves that raise standards, protect trust, and improve results.

• work–life integration replacing identity-through-work
• regrettable retention and the cost of keeping disengagement
• silent complicity and fear of conflict
• asking for and giving useful feedback
• missed growth through lack of stretch assignments
• intentional leadership over adding more tasks
• values as observable behaviors, not posters
• clarifying purpose and aligning with company values
• team-level culture shaped by daily leader habits
• emotional blind spots and practical EQ
• decision drift and timely hard calls
• burnout betrayal and modeling healthy limits
• culture drift and keeping hands on the wheel

Highly suggest you get her book, The Stay Challenge, and subscribe to her newsletter. Follow April on LinkedIn for updates on the Intent2Lead app launching by April 1.

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