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Stop Fixing Everything: The Courage to Let Go and Lead with Ashley Cox

What does it really mean to lead without falling into burnout?

In this episode, Amy connects with Ashley Cox, leadership mentor, author of "Transform Your Stories", and host of the Impact Ripple podcast, to unpack three common leadership traps that quietly sabotage even the most well-intentioned leaders.

✨ In this conversation, you'll hear about:

  1. The "worker bee," "niceness," and "helicopter" traps that drain leaders
  2. How reframing delegation as empowerment changes team dynamics
  3. The role of self-trust in building high-performance cultures
  4. Ashley's Fire Mapping method for getting to the root of issues
  5. Why authenticity and human connection still outperform old-school tactics

🎧 Tune in for a refreshing reset on how to lead with clarity, courage, and compassion, without doing it all yourself.

Additional Resources:

  1. Connect with Ashley on LinkedIn
  2. Learn more at https://ashleycox.co/roadmap
  3. Connect with Amy Lynn Durham
  4. Learn More About Create Magic at Work

Key Takeaways:

  1. Delegation is empowerment, not abdication.
  2. Leadership requires self-trust above all.
  3. Worker bee habits lead to burnout.
  4. Authenticity creates trust and consistency.
  5. Clear expectations prevent recurring team issues.
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Amy Lynn Durham

Amy Lynn Durham, known by her clients as the Corporate Mystic, is the founder of the Executive Coaching Firm, Create Magic At Work®, where they help leaders build workplaces rooted in creativity, collaboration, and fulfillment. A former corporate executive turned Executive Coach, Amy blends practical leadership strategies with spiritual intelligence to unlock human potential at work.


She’s a certified Executive Coach through UC Berkeley & the International Coaching Federation (ICF) In addition, Amy holds coaching certifications in Spiritual Intelligence (SQ21), the Edgewalker Profile, and the Archetypes of Change . In addition to being the host of the Create Magic At Work® podcast, Amy is the author of Create Magic At Work®, Creating Career Magic: A Daily Prompt Journal and the founder of Magic Thread Media™. Through her work, she inspires intentional leadership for thriving workplaces and lives where “magic” becomes reality.