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How Leaders Undermine Their Own Authority
HBR On Leadership · 2025-07-23 · 36 min
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Does your organization lack quality leadership? In this episode of HBR's advice podcast, Dear HBR: , cohosts Alison Beard and Dan McGinn answer your questions with the help of Peter Bregman , the CEO of Bregman Partners and author of the book Leading with Emotional Courage . They talk through what to do when your leaders are indecisive, unprofessional, or value the wrong things. Key episode topics include: leadership, decision making and problem solving, organizational culture, emotional intelligence Listen to the original Dear HBR: episode: Ineffective Leaders Find more episodes of Dear HBR: . Discover 100 years of Harvard Business Review articles, case studies, podcasts, and more at hbr.org .