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When Power Has No Manners: How Leadership Lost Its Decorum


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In this episode of Need to Know, Dr. Nsenga Burton takes a direct look at the growing erosion of decorum in leadership and why it matters more than ever. Using the conduct of the individual referred to as “47” and his administration as a case study, Dr. Burton unpacks how power and privilege can shield unprofessional, abusive, and reckless behavior from accountability.

She challenges the dangerous normalization of this conduct and explains how leadership without boundaries does not signal strength. It signals instability, entitlement, and failure of responsibility. More importantly, she warns against the trickle-down effect, where this behavior becomes permission for toxicity in workplaces, institutions, and everyday interactions.

This episode is not about politics for politics’ sake. It is about standards. Dr. Burton reinforces why decorum, protocol, and respectful communication are not optional in leadership. They are foundational. Listeners are urged to resist mimicking harmful examples and to hold themselves and others to higher expectations, regardless of who is in power.

A timely and necessary conversation about leadership, accountability, and the cost of abandoning basic professional standards.


▶︎ In This Episode

00:00 Introduction and Welcome

00:18: The Importance of Decorum

00:40: Privilege and Unprofessional Behavior

01:07: Disrespect Towards Women Journalists

02:09: The Consequences of Silence

04:49: The Impact of Poor Leadership

09:07: Final Thoughts and Holiday Wishes

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