OVER DEZE AFLEVERING
This episode is inspired by a talk by Carrie and David Grant at an event created by G Sabini- Roberts and Regina Martin called Disrupticon. What happens when the story we tell ourselves about our leadership no longer matches what people are actually experiencing? Sometimes the most important leadership moments come when the curtain gets pulled back, and something we could previously avoid becomes impossible to ignore. In this episode of Leadruption, Emma Last explores Leadpocalypse, the moment when hidden gaps in trust, inclusion, culture, and leadership experience are finally unveiled.
In this episode, we explore:
- What Leadpocalypse means, and how it connects to the Say–Do Gap.
- Why statements like “we’re inclusive”, “we listen” and “we care about wellbeing” need to be tested against what people actually experience.
- Why leaders can be tempted to answer deep cultural or trust problems with quick, shallow solutions.
- The importance of disruptors, bridge-builders, and perspectives from the margins when the existing leadership story no longer holds up.
- Two questions to consider: Where in your leadership might the curtain need pulling back? And, if it reveals a gap, who gets to help decide what fills it?
Informed leadership isn’t simply about having more information.
It’s about being willing to let new information change something.
Because the real test of leadership isn’t what we say before the curtain is pulled back.
It’s what we’re prepared to do with the truth once we can see it.
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