199: Detached Leaders are Destroying Your Business

Podcast Show Notes – Episode 199 | 10.22.2024 Episode Title: Detached Leaders in The C-Suite   Episode summary introduction: Sean Barnes explores common leadership challenges, focusing on the impact of fear, lack of transparency, and the importance of validating information. He discusses how these issues contribute to performance erosion and emphasizes the critical role senior leaders play in addressing them. The episode highlights the need for mid-tier leaders to communicate feedback effectively and expand their influence through crucial conversations. Sean wraps up by summarizing key insights and providing closing remarks, encouraging listeners to apply these strategies in their own leadership journeys.   Key Moments 0:00 – Introduction and overview of leadership challenges 0:54 – Impact of fear, lack of transparency, and information validation in leadership 2:50 – Addressing performance erosion and the role of senior leaders 3:42 – Encouraging mid-tier leaders to communicate feedback effectively 5:09 – Expanding influence and having crucial conversations 5:55 – Closing remarks and episode wrap-up   Key Takeaways Senior leaders often become disconnected from the reality of their organization due to filtered information and fear of transparency from their subordinates. Middle-tier leaders have a responsibility to gather peer feedback and communicate concerns up the chain of command to ensure accurate information reaches senior leadership. Effective leadership involves expanding one's sphere of influence and having crucial, sometimes uncomfortable, conversations to steer the organization in the right direction.   Host: Sean Barnes Website: https://www.wsssolutions.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanbarnes/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/wsssolutions/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/thewayofthewolf/ YouTube: youtube.thewayofthewolf.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/the_seanbarnes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_seanbarnes https://www.instagram.com/the_wayofthewolf TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the_seanbarnes Email: Sean@thewayofthewolf.com