How Leaders Undermine Their Own Authority

HBR On Leadership

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.
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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.
2025-07-23 36 min
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