How to Take Off the Mask and Lead Like Yourself with Thorey Proppe

Have you become someone you don’t recognize?

Maybe leadership has made you harsh. Aggressive. Detached.

Maybe you’ve learned how power works in spaces that weren’t designed for you—and the game changed you.

Maybe you’re exhausted from wearing a mask, performing the version of yourself you think will succeed.

This episode will help you take it off.

Thorey Proppe is CEO and founder of Alda, a workplace culture platform that measures and optimises culture. But more importantly, she’s someone who’s navigated the cost of performing leadership—and found her way back to leading like herself.

In this converstaion, you’ll hear how Thorey recognized she’d been wearing a mask, what it cost her, and what changed when she finally took it off.

What you’ll learn:

How to recognize when you’re performing instead of leading

How to rebuild courage after a difficult chapter

How to navigate the tension between ideals and operational reality

What it means when failure isn’t gender-neutral

How to stay grounded so vulnerability comes from strength

Why you need spaces where you don’t have to perform

This episode is for you if:

• You’ve realized leadership is changing you—and you don’t like who you’re becoming
• You’re stuck between your values and the brutal reality of keeping your company alive
• You’re exhausted from performing the version of yourself you think will succeed
• You’ve had a hard year and need to rebuild courage from the ground up
• You’re wondering if you can lead differently without failing

Here’s what’s possible:

You can take off the mask. You can lead like yourself. You can build hard things without becoming harsh.

Thorey shares how.

Alda: https://alda.co/