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Justice, for the Stoics, meant service to the whole. Scott Smith explains how just leadership builds trust, strengthens teams, and turns authority into responsibility.
🎙️ Episode Summary
“What brings no benefit to the hive brings none to the bee.” — Marcus Aurelius
Justice isn’t about laws.
It’s about contribution.
In this episode, Scott Smith examines the Stoic virtue of justice as responsibility to something larger than yourself. Leadership, in this view, isn’t personal power—it’s stewardship.
Justice shows up in decisions that protect the group, in restraint when power is available, and in choosing fairness when convenience would be easier.
Authority without justice is fragile.
Justice turns leadership into trust.
🧠 What You’ll Learn Today
• The Stoic meaning of justice
• Marcus Aurelius on serving the whole
• Why justice builds lasting authority
• How fairness strengthens leadership credibility
• What just leadership looks like in practice
🔍 Tags:
Stoicism, Justice, Marcus Aurelius, Leadership, Ethics, Responsibility, Service, Character
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The Stoic Inner Strategy is your daily shortform podcast—your blueprint for modern leadership rooted in timeless truths.
Hosted by Scott Smith, founder of Akhada Consulting, co-founder of ChatWorx, and host of The Outsourcing Blueprint podcast, this series blends ancient Stoic wisdom with real-world business strategy to help you lead with clarity, manage both your teams and yourself effectively, and move with purpose.
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