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Episode 21: Five Qualities of Difficult Leaders | 12MinuteLeadership

Episode 21: Five Qualities of Difficult Leaders | 12MinuteLeadership

Update: 2025-10-06
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In this episode, I identify five qualities that make leaders hard to follow, then show practical alternatives that raise trust, engagement, and results. Based on my 17+ years coaching and training leaders and analyzing hundreds of 360 results, there are some clear themes that make leaders "difficult" to follow and some clear actions that can put them back on course. Topics covered in this episode are: 


• micromanagement and delegating for development
• emotional regulation and modeling calm under pressure
• listening with empathy to build loyalty
• consistency, clarity, and stable priorities
• leaning into hard conversations with respect
• recap and a reflection prompt to apply the ideas

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Episode 21: Five Qualities of Difficult Leaders | 12MinuteLeadership

Episode 21: Five Qualities of Difficult Leaders | 12MinuteLeadership

Elise Boggs Morales