The Closing Episode to Season 1

– Why "be more authentic" became one of the most repeated and least useful pieces of advice in leadership.

– How the field reached for an already-individualised idea of authenticity and ended up with a focus on self-awareness.

– The difference between self-referential and relational authenticity.

– Why the constraint most leaders are operating under is not an individual flaw but an organisational failure.

– Robert Sutton's research on the cost of bad bosses, and why those costs almost never get measured.

– A walk-back through the six foundational topics of Season 1 and what each one helps us resist.

Robert Sutton The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't (2007)

Robert Sutton Good Boss, Bad Boss: How to Be the Best… and Learn from the Worst (2010)

Bill George Authentic Leadership: Rediscovering the Secrets to Creating Lasting Value (2003)

Jon Billsberry "Whither authentic leadership? From essentialist essence to constructionist reconstruction" in Management Review Quarterly, December 2025

We Are Losing Respect

The Power Paradox

The Confidence Trap

The End of Why

Trust: The Broken Spine

Daring to Care