EP 263 — The 6 Saboteurs Killing Your Leadership Impact w/ Laurie Maddalena
Ever walked out of a meeting agreeing with everything, then immediately started venting about it in the hallway? That's called back-channeling and it's a silent culture killer.
On this episode of the Tyler Dickherhoof show, Tyler sits down with Laurie Maddalena, certified speaking professional and author of The Elevated Leader, to unpack the six leadership saboteurs quietly wrecking teams everywhere.
Lack of self-awareness
Lack of focus
Lack of delegation
Lack of team engagement
Conflict avoidance
And passive leadership
Laurie shares a raw story from her own career — watching a brilliant CEO give his team the silent treatment for three days after a disagreement — and what it taught her about psychological safety, insecurity, and why "toxic boss management" shouldn't be an employee's job.
In this episode you'll learn:
Why the shift from traditional to facilitative leadership demands a completely different skill set
The parallel between today's AI overload and the email/cell phone disruption of 2006
Why delegation is really a driving lesson: bumps, scrapes, and all
The "80% rule" that frees up your time and grows your team
Meet Laurie
Founder and CEO of Envision Excellence, a development consulting firm that provides leadership development programs for managers and executives, executive coaching, management training, Myers-Briggs facilitation, Emotional Intelligence surveys and leadership assessments. MBA, CSP, CPCC
Laurie is a member of the National Speakers Association (NSA), and is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP.)
She is a contributing author to the international best-selling books, Women Who Empower and Women Who Shine.
Prior to establishing her own coaching and consulting business, Laurie served as Vice President of Human Resources/Organizational Development at Montgomery County Teachers Federal Credit Union (MCT).
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