Intellectual Sparring: When Debate Skills Become Leadership Blind Spots

Intellectual Sparring: When Debate Skills Become Leadership Blind Spots

July 8, 2026 · 10 min · Season 4 · Episode 36

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Corey Alderdice explores the hidden challenges of debate culture in leadership and relationships.

For many former speech and debate students, rigorous disagreement doesn’t feel hostile. It feels energizing. Collaborative. Even connective. But what happens when the communication instincts forged in competitive forensics collide with leadership, relationships, and real-world organizational culture? Corey Alderdice, a national voice on talent and transformation, explores the hidden “shadow side” of debate and forensics culture through a deeply personal reflection on intellectual sparring, rh...

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