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What Executives Can Learn from the 12 Steps About Healing, Humility, and Hope at Work with Brad Anderson

What Executives Can Learn from the 12 Steps About Healing, Humility, and Hope at Work with Brad Anderson

What Can the 12-Step Recovery Model Teach Us About Leadership?

In this episode of Headspace for the Workplace, I sit down with Brad Anderson, executive at IMA and proud leader in long-term recovery, to explore how the wisdom of recovery can transform workplace culture.

Brad opens up about breaking through bias, navigating the paradox of anonymity, and showing how qualities like humility, accountability, and service to others are just as essential in boardrooms as they are in recovery rooms.

The conversation digs into the leadership lessons embedded in the 12-Step model.

From Rock Bottom to Rock Solid: Building a Sober, Stronger Workforce with Dave Argus

From Rock Bottom to Rock Solid: Building a Sober, Stronger Workforce with Dave Argus

What if your drug-testing program actually kept more people safe and employed? In this conversation, Dave Argus (Director of Operations, Karas & Karas Glass) shows how his team turned testing into early detection + a bridge to care, and why structured multiple-chance agreements outperform zero-tolerance for real-world safety and retention. In Dave’s words, “We don’t give up on them after they make a mistake — we get them more support.”

You’ll hear how workers in recovery proactively request testing to catch slips before they “go over the waterfall,” and how clear guardrails, peer allies, and treatment partners make recovery part of safety, not separate from it.