Gallup says disengagement is costing the global economy $438 billion every year. But this episode argues that’s not the real crisis.

The real crisis is human.

In this episode, Jeff Wells and Kim Carpenter explore why 79% of the workforce is disengaged, why managers are struggling at historic levels, and why most organizations are treating symptoms instead of solving the actual problem: leadership.

Drawing from Gallup data, decades of leadership experience, and the ideas of John Ruskin, Louis Brandeis, and Dallas Willard, this conversation challenges the modern view of work, culture, and management.

You’ll learn:
• Why disengagement is a leadership problem
• How managers shape culture more than strategy
• Why emotional commitment outperforms engagement
• The hidden cost of treating people like inputs
• What great leaders understand that most organizations miss

Poor leaders hurt people. Great leaders change lives.

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What got your revenue here won’t get it where it needs to go next. On the Shoulders of Giants is the podcast from High Achiever
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