When Leadership Loses Credibility and Values Start to Collapse — Simon Mont

Описание: What happens when leadership, systems, or roles you trusted stop making sense—and you can’t think or perform your way through it? In this episode, KiKi L’Italien speaks with Simon Mont about identity collapse, moral injury, and how to stay oriented and human when values collide with reality.

Why this episode now:
When trust in leadership and institutions feels fragile, many people are left questioning who to listen to and how to stay grounded. This episode offers a steady, human conversation about values, identity, and orientation—without rushing to answers or asking listeners to harden in response.

0:00 – When values meet reality in leadership
2:05 – The breakdown you can’t think your way out of
7:15 – When systems cause harm while trying to help
11:45 – Losing the savior identity and strong-man myth
16:55 – Why new identities can become another trap
22:50 – Staying oriented when certainty disappears
28:55 – Gratitude, beauty, and grounding beyond success
41:20 – What to hear when things are quietly unraveling

🎙 Guest Resources — Simon Mont
Learn more about this episode’s guest and his work on values, systems, and ethical leadership.

Simon Mont — Official Website:
https://www.harmonize.work/

Featured Article by Simon Mont:
The Power of Wholeness in the Workplace
  / power-of-wholeness-in-the-workplace  

Connect with Simon on LinkedIn:
  / simon-mont-a8b442104  

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