Misalignment sneaks up slowly—and it’s expensive. When your life, work, or team drifts out of alignment, you start feeling it: fatigue, frustration, disconnection, and eventually burnout. In this episode, Alan unpacks how to spot misalignment early and realign your wiring, your purpose, and your team before things break down.
You’ll hear:
The story of a coaching client who ignored the “alignment rumble” too long
Why wiring, purpose, and team are the three biggest alignment zones
How to use the Working Genius Assessment to clarify your design
The Drains & Fills exercise to reclaim energy and focus
A simple Pacing Check to make sure your speed matches your team’s capacity
Two reflection questions to realign your work this week
“You will hit potholes. You will need realignment. It’s not if—it’s when.”
Reflection Questions
How can you align your work more closely to your wiring?
What change can you make to align more closely with your team?
Tools Mentioned
Working Genius Assessment
Drains & Fills list (simple two-column reflection exercise)
Pacing Check (compare your pace to your team’s perception)
00:00 – What is an H2 Leader? Health and high impact in harmony
02:15 – The need for new brakes and better alignment
03:30 – What misalignment looks and feels like
05:00 – The story of “Tim”: when wiring, purpose, and team fall out of sync
07:00 – The cost of misalignment in leadership and culture
09:20 – The great disengagement: how misalignment kills engagement
10:00 – Tools for realignment: Working Genius, Drains & Fills, Pacing Check
11:45 – Reflection questions and next steps
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