I Hate It Here S11 E5: We're Rewriting Leadership Rules Because Yours Were Never Meant for Us with Amanda Litman
Feb 9, 2026
Amanda Litman, author and activist who studies next‑gen leadership, talks about how younger leaders are rewriting power and work. They cover vulnerability as leadership, social media’s role in public authority, why old leadership myths persist, and how workplaces misread boundaries and loyalty. Short, sharp, and challenging the status quo.
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Next‑Gen Leaders Reject Old Systems
- Younger leaders refuse to inherit broken leadership systems and are rewriting norms around power and work.
- This shift is driven by values, lived experience, and a desire for work to be one part of life, not its entirety.
Public Persona Is Part Of Leadership
- Social media and declining institutional trust make individual leaders' public personas part of their leadership toolkit.
- Online presence now shapes credibility, culture, and how leaders set temperature for their teams.
Old Leadership Models Were Narrow
- Traditional leadership literature was dominated by older white men and military perspectives, narrowing what leaders 'should' look like.
- Diverse leaders expanding into power change norms and make different leadership styles acceptable.
