Why Brilliant Executives Fail After Promotion | Leadership Psychology w/ Navid Nazemian

Why Brilliant Executives Fail After Promotion | Leadership Psychology w/ Navid Nazemian

May 11, 2026 · 1h 24m · Episode 178

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The episode explores why brilliant executives often fail after promotion, featuring insights from executive coach Navid Nazemian on leadership psychology and the complexities of modern business.

This content includes a paid partnership with BetterHelp Online Counseling. Get matched with a credentialed therapist and start your growth journey today at https://betterhelp.com/kingdems for 10 percent off. Why do brilliant executives fail after promotion? In this powerful conversation, executive coach Navid Nazemian explains leadership psychology, growth mindset, AI in business, organisational politics, resilience and the hidden emotional cost of executive success. Some leaders scale under pressure. Others collapse under visibility. In this globally relevant episode of The King Dems Podcast, Ademola Odewade sits down with Navid Nazemian, recognised by CEO Today as the World’s #1 Executive Coach, to unpack what truly happens during executive transitions and why leadership pressure is rewriting the future of business performance. This is not generic leadership theory. This is executive-grade insight for founders, CFOs, CEOs and ambitious professionals navigating AI disruption, organisational complexity, self doubt and high-stakes decision making in the modern business world. Key Insights From This Episode: Why 40 percent of executive transitions fail even after extensive…

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