Summary:

What happens when your ego and best intentions collide? Chris Forando thought he was building a dream team of high-potential leaders. Instead, he created a recipe for dysfunction. In this raw and revealing episode, Chris shares how unchecked assumptions, untested hypotheses, and personal ambition unraveled his project from the inside out.

Chapters:

00:00 – The Bold Idea & My Blind Spots

03:45 – Choosing the “All-Stars”

07:30 – The Flaw in the Brochure

11:10 – First Cracks in the Vision

14:00 – When Optimism Becomes Denial

17:00 – Ego, Exposure & Ambition

20:00 – The Team Meets Reality

23:15 – Breaking Points & Conflict

26:30 – What I Didn’t See Coming

29:45 – My Role in the Implosion

33:10 – How Assumptions Ran the Show

36:25 – Lessons I Now Teach Leaders

39:45 – Redesigning with Humility

43:00 – The Debrief & What Comes Next

47:00 – Closing Reflections & Next Steps

Host Alexa Beavers: linkedin.com/in/alexabeaverspmp

Guest Chris Forando: linkedin.com/in/chris-forando-2079a716

Executive Producer Jim Kanichirayil: linkedin.com/in/drjimk

Music Credit: "Lost in Dreams" by Kulakovka