Human Performance Expert Reveals Why Most Leaders Fail

About this episode

Colby Jubenville discusses the psychology behind leadership failures and the impact of unresolved tension in organizations.

In this episode of The Big Table Podcast I sit down with Colby Jubenville: a human performance expert, professor, trusted advisor, and co-author of Zebras and Cheetahs for one of the deepest conversations we’ve had on leadership, identity, burnout, culture, and what really causes people and teams to fail. Colby breaks down the psychology behind bad leadership, why high performers sometimes become toxic, and how unresolved tension destroys organizations from the inside out. We discuss account...

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Host: Coach Micheal Burt

Guest: Colby Jubenville

Topics covered

• leadership
• human performance
• burnout
• organizational culture
• psychology of leadership

Keywords

• leadership
• high performers
• toxic behavior
• organizational failure
• identity
• burnout

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Zebras and Cheetahs

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