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Mainline Executive Coaching ACT Podcast
Episode 329March 18, 2025

329: The Consequences of Promoting Poor Leaders: The Effects on Team Productivity

Rich BaronMaikel Bailey
Rich Baron & Maikel Bailey

Episode Notes

Promoting poor leaders can devastate team productivity and morale, creating a cascade of issues within an organization. From a lack of clear direction and stalled decision-making to fractured collaboration and resource inefficiencies, weak leadership derails progress at every turn. Studies from McKinsey, Stanford, and others highlight the significant impact of ineffective leadership—ranging from wasted effort and missed deadlines to project failures and operational waste. Perhaps most damaging of all, poor leadership extinguishes motivation, leading to disengagement and stifled results. For businesses, the message is clear: strong leadership is not optional—it is the engine driving team performance and organizational success.

Rich and Maikel continue to uncover the consequences of promoting poor leaders in this episode of Mainline Executive Coaching ACT.

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About the Hosts

Rich Baron

Rich Baron

Chief Operating Officer & Master Certified IL Coach

Master Certified IL Executive Coach, Lean Six Sigma, 100% Customer Retention (2006-2019)

As JMG's Chief Operating Officer and a Master Certified Intelligent Leadership Executive Coach, Rich brings diverse expertise in cultural transformation, operational leadership, and coaching leaders from emerging talent to CEOs.

Maikel Bailey

Maikel Bailey

Master Certified IL Executive Coach

Master Certified IL Executive Coach

Maikel Bailey is a Master Certified Intelligent Leadership Executive Coach with extensive experience in executive leadership, cultural transformation, and emerging leader development.

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