Why Good Leaders Fail (and Don’t See It Coming)

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Why Good Leaders Fail (and Don’t See It Coming)

By Dan Rockwell on June 17, 2025

A one-string banjo doesn’t sound happy. Overconfidence in one strength brings leaders down.

Visionaries fail when they can’t get stuff done. Relationship builders fail when they don’t have tough conversations. Doers without empathy build disengaged teams.

Leaders fail by leaning too hard on one strength.
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