Virtue Signals Aren’t Enough: Leadership requires more

<p>Episode #196 // It may surprise you to learn that organizations across the globe spend over US $370 billion annually on leadership development programs. This doesn’t include the millions of other leadership resources that we tap into each day: books, podcasts, networking groups, websites, blogs, social media posts… the content is literally everywhere you turn.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>But despite this, <strong>none of it seems to move the needle</strong>. Leadership appears to be in as poor a state as it’s ever been, and people continue to cite poor leadership as the biggest issue they face at work.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Why aren’t all these leadership development efforts making a difference? Some blame surely rests with our slide towards virtue-signaling. Leadership has become about publicly expressing opinions that demonstrate good character and moral superiority, as much as anything else.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>But leadership is so much more… and your people know it!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you love this episode, and want to take a deeper dive, sign up for our free <a href="https://leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/leadership-masterclass?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=ad&amp;utm_campaign=llu-masterclass" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Leadership Level Up Masterclass here</a>.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>