The Dopamine of Being Right
How Smart Leaders Miss Better Solutions Without Realizing It
A free live masterclass on dopamine, cognitive bias, and how being "wrong" is a superpower
June 2, 1:00pm CST
Hosted by Cyndi Wentland Executive Coach & Founder of Intentionaleaders
The Need to Be Right Is Costing You More Than You Think
Great leaders don’t fail because they lack intelligence.
They fail because confidence, experience, and the need to be right can quietly distort decision-making.
Leaders are expected to have answers, move quickly, and project certainty. But when leaders become attached to being “the expert,” they often shut down the very perspectives that could lead to better long-term solutions.
This masterclass explores how dopamine-driven leadership habits, cognitive bias, and the pressure to appear credible can impact decision-making, problem solving, innovation, and team trust — often without leaders realizing it.
Bonus: Stay until the end and you’ll be entered into a raffle for a 1:1 coaching session with Cyndi Wentland
This Class is for:
✔️ Leaders who feel pressure to always have the answers
✔️ Managers responsible for solving problems and making high-impact decisions
✔️ High performers who struggle with delegation or letting go of control
✔️ Leaders who want their teams to think more independently
✔️ Organizations that want more collaboration, innovation, and accountability
✔️ Professionals who want to improve emotional intelligence and decision-making skills
Shawn D. Belling, Ed.D | Senior Technology Executive, Professor, Author
Cyndi is an excellent and highly organized facilitator! Cyndi worked with my leadership team and me on two retreats. She not only was highly organized, but really understood the core objectives of the sessions and planned her work to ensure these objectives were achieved. Cyndi also adapted in the moment, using her significant skill set to steer the session depending on the emerging topics and discussion. I highly recommend Cyndi!
The Challenges Many Leaders Face
Your team waits for you to solve everything
Even strong teams can become dependent when leaders unintentionally position themselves as the only source of answers.
People stop speaking up
When leaders appear too certain or attached to their opinions, employees often hold back ideas, concerns, or alternative perspectives.
Quick decisions create long-term problems
The pressure for fast wins and immediate certainty can lead to reactive thinking instead of strategic decision-making.
You carry the mental load alone
Many leaders feel responsible for every decision, every problem, and every outcome — leading to stress, burnout, and decision fatigue.
Innovation starts to disappear
Teams become less creative when they feel their ideas won’t truly be considered.
In This Masterclass, You’ll Learn How To:
✔️ Understand why people become defensive during difficult conversations
✔️ Recognize when certainty is limiting collaboration and innovation
✔️ Identify reactive leadership patterns in real time
✔️ Lead discussions without escalating tension or resistance
✔️ Build more psychologically safe and productive conversations
✔️ Strengthen trust across teams, departments, boards, and stakeholders
✔️ Create greater openness, adaptability, and alignment during change
You’ll leave with a deeper understanding of the human dynamics that influence leadership, communication, and resistance — along with practical tools you can immediately apply in meetings, conversations, and leadership decisions.
Reserve Your Free Spot Now
Spots are limited—don’t miss your chance to become a more emotionally intelligent, trusted, and inspiring leader.
Meet Your Instructor:
Cyndi Wentland
Cyndi Wentland is an executive coach, leadership strategist, and founder of Intentionaleaders, specializing in emotional intelligence, communication, and leadership development. She works with leaders and organizations to strengthen decision-making, improve team dynamics, and create cultures built on trust, accountability, and critical thinking.
With 30+ years of experience coaching executives, leadership teams, and high-performing professionals, Cyndi helps organizations move beyond reactive leadership patterns that limit innovation, collaboration, and growth. Her work focuses on developing leaders who can navigate difficult conversations, lead through complexity, and build teams that think independently rather than relying on constant direction.
Through her coaching, workshops, and leadership training, Cyndi has helped leaders create stronger alignment, healthier communication, and more sustainable performance across teams and organizations.
Shenita Brokenburr, PhD | Mentor, Coach Educator, Master Facilitator & HR SME
Cyndi’s delivery is warm, authentic and enthusiastic and no matter what the task, she delivers with excellence! Her wealth of knowledge and breadth of experience in coaching, consulting and employee engagement make her programs a phenomenal experience. And, the rave reviews and employee testimonials prove it!
Francois Brunet | Director of Business Development at Indie - Photonics BU
One of the most valuable teachers I have met in my career, Cyndi is a rare leader who can profoundly impact how corporations and people define and tackle their goals. She works tirelessly to transform management challenges into learning and development opportunities. The result is nothing less than a shift in how a whole organization approaches work. It is still a mystery to me how she manages to make all of this work look fun!
Why This Matters
Today's leaders are being asked to navigate competing perspectives, political pressure, organizational change, stakeholder expectations, and increasing complexity — often while trying to maintain trust and alignment across multiple groups.
The leaders who thrive won’t be the ones who are always right. They’ll be the ones who can soften their perspectives, inspire collaborative problem solving and consider the opinions of others.
