The Missing Link in Leadership: Why Management Training Still Matters
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Leadership vision without management capability is where execution quietly breaks down.
In this episode, Dr. Sharalyn Payne and Greg Kaiser examine the overlooked gap that continues to undermine performance inside organizations: the erosion of management fundamentals. While leadership development has taken center stage, many organizations have deprioritized the very management skills that translate strategy into action.
This conversation reframes management training not as outdated or tactical, but as the critical link between leadership intent and measurable results.
What We Unpack in This Conversation
Key Takeaway:
Why strong leadership alone is not enough to sustain performance
How the absence of management discipline shows up as execution failure
The difference between leadership presence and management effectiveness
Why organizations pay a hidden cost when they skip management training
What leaders must rebuild if they want results to stick
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