What does leadership look like when millions depend on your decisions?
In this episode, CenterPoint Energy executive Shachella James, Vice President of Enterprise Systems & Platform Solutions, joins Terry Baylor and Ralph Owens to explore the burden, curiosity, and courage it takes to lead when lives truly depend on your work.
🧩 Episode Takeaways:
- The emotional weight of operational leadership
- Turning data into meaningful decisions
- Strategic curiosity as a leadership superpower
- Asking questions that transform teams
- Balancing confidence with humility in the boardroom
- How to stay grounded when everything depends on you
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Chapters
00:00 Heavy Is the Head That Wears the Crown
01:06 The Weight of Leadership at Scale
01:35 When Data Speaks, Leaders Listen
02:12 Turning Metrics into Meaningful Action
02:40 Curiosity Beyond the Dashboard
03:10 Connecting Decisions to Customer Impact
04:17 Going Deeper: The Two-Click Curiosity
04:50 The Power of a Well-Placed Question
05:25 Power in the Prompt
06:15 Curiosity That Gets You Promoted
07:00 Asking vs. Answering: The Leadership Balance
08:44 The Art of Gathering: Why We’re Here
10:00 Aligning Meetings with Purpose
11:23 The Gift of Exclusion in Leadership
12:10 Refocusing the Room with Intention
13:07 Inclusion, Humor, and Human Leadership
14:13 Leading with Gratitude and Grace
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