New episode of Experience-focused Leaders is live — Part 2 with Scott Britton (@britton). And this one goes deeper. Scott is an entrepreneur (exit to Salesforce), Princeton grad, Forbes 30 Under 30, and now focused on the intersection of performance and consciousness. At first glance, this may sound “personal.” It’s not. It’s business. Because the gap most teams are dealing with today is how leaders show up. 👉 Reactive decisions 👉 Misaligned teams 👉 Culture that looks good on slides… but breaks under pressure Scott breaks it down in a very practical way: “Anytime you're reactive, that’s the work.” “If you’re judging others, you’re judging yourself.” “Growth is an oscillation, inward reflection → outward execution → repeat.” It’s operating leverage. The leaders who get this right: ✔ Build stronger teams (less projection, more trust) ✔ Move faster (less internal friction) ✔ Make better calls under pressure One insight that stayed with me: Building a conscious team doesn’t feel urgent… until you realize it’s the reason everything else slows down. That’s the hidden tax inside many organizations. And the upside? When leaders do the inner work, culture, execution, and results start compounding. If you care about performance, not just optics… this episode is worth your time. 🎧 Listen here: relayto.com/explore/s-02-ep-…

Most leaders are trained to focus on strategy, execution, and results. But what if one of the biggest levers of performance sits under the surface? In the latest episode of Experience-focused Leaders, I sat down with Scott Britton (@britton) , entrepreneur, former co-founder of Troops (acquired by @salesforce), and author of Conscious Accomplishment. We talked about a topic most business conversations skip: consciousness and leadership. It may sound abstract. The business impact is anything but. One idea from Scott that stuck with me: “You can be killing it by the standards of the external world but still have your life run by automatic patterns you don’t even know exist.” As leaders, many of our reactions are automatic. A tense meeting. A missed target. A difficult employee conversation. We think we’re choosing how to respond. Often… we’re not. Scott describes consciousness like a database of past experiences. Over time, we build “if this happens → respond like this” programs that run in the background. Those programs quietly shape how we lead teams, make decisions, and handle pressure. The good news: awareness changes the equation. As Scott put it: “What you actually want is to feel a certain way—joy, vitality, trust, presence. That’s an inside job.” Ironically, leaders who invest in that inner layer often become better at navigating the external world. Clearer thinking, calmer decisions, stronger relationships. In this conversation we cover: • Why high achievers often tie self-worth to productivity • How automatic reactions shape leadership behavior • Why personal growth is non-linear (even for experienced founders) • How awareness strengthens decision-making and resilience For founders, executives, and operators under constant pressure, this is a different kind of leadership conversation — and an important one. 🎧 Listen to the episode with Scott Britton on Experience-focused Leaders: relayto.com/explore/s-02-ep-… And I’m curious: Have you noticed automatic patterns showing up in your leadership?