Leadership Debt: The Silent Killer of Growth

Leadership debt isn’t loud. It’s slow, silent, and devastating over time. In this episode, we break down:

- What leadership debt really is—and why most companies don’t see it until it’s too late

- The core drivers of leadership debt: low emotional intelligence, weak accountability, poor succession planning, ethical erosion

- Emotional intelligence (EQ) as the foundation of sustainable leadership—and what it actually means to apply it

- How to audit leadership health with 360° feedback, engagement scores, network reach, burnout indicators, and resilience factors

- Real-world examples: how detrimental supervision quietly destroys trust, productivity, and retention

- Trust: how it's built, how it's broken, and the rigorous steps for ethical repair when failures happen

- Why most succession plans fail—and how to build a Centered Succession Model that actually works

- Leadership paradoxes: slow down to speed up, streamline without gutting strength, balance tech with human connection

- Practical steps to turn leadership debt into leadership capital

If you’re serious about building a resilient, high-performing organization, this is the leadership lens you can’t afford to ignore.

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