The Intention Gap: Why Your Best Leaders Can't Access What They Already Know

Описание: What if the problem isn't that you don't know how to lead well?

What if the problem is that you can't access what you already know when it matters most?
In this powerful solo episode of Everyday Leadership, Sope Agbelusi exposes the hidden flaw in most leadership development: we keep adding skills to people who already know what to do, while ignoring the real issue the gap between knowing and doing.

This is what Sope calls the intention gap.

It's the reason brilliant leaders make reactive decisions under pressure. It's why capable executives can articulate their values perfectly but abandon them in critical moments. It's why your best people are burning out despite all the training, coaching, and development programs you're investing in.

Drawing on real stories from C-suite leaders, elite athletes like Simone Biles, and his own personal journey, Sope breaks down why reactive leadership worked early in your career but is now costing you your credibility, your team, and your peace of mind.
In this episode, we explore:
• Why your leadership development budget might be making your leaders worse
• The intention gap: the costly distance between knowing and doing
• How reactive leadership becomes your default without you realising it
• What happened when a Chief People Officer realised she'd "shed parts of herself" to succeed
• Why the smartest leader in the room was losing his best people
• The lesson from Simone Biles at the Tokyo Olympics that every leader needs to hear
• The Unlearn, Unlock, Unleash framework for closing the intention gap
• Why adding more skills won't solve the problem—removing what no longer serves you will
• The one question that changes how you show up in every meeting
• A free scorecard to measure your own intention gap across six leadership dimensions

This episode is for leaders who are exhausted from performing instead of being present. For executives who know what good leadership looks like but can't access it when the pressure is highest. For anyone who's ever felt like they're white-knuckling their way through decisions in the dark.

Key Insights:
"The problem isn't that leaders lack capability. The problem is they can't access it when it matters most."
"What got you to director doesn't get you to VP. What got you to VP doesn't get you to the C-suite. And what got you to the C-suite absolutely will not sustain you while you're there."
"When you can't access your intention, when you're operating from reaction instead of purpose, that gap opens up. Maybe not as dramatically as the twisties, but it shows up."
"You don't close the intention gap by adding more. You close it by removing what no longer serves you."
"The world doesn't need more perfect leaders. It needs more real ones."
Take the Free Intention Gap Scorecard:
Measure where you're operating from reaction versus intention across six dimensions: decision making, presence, energy and sustainability, authenticity, impact and alignment, and clarity and purpose - https://mindsetshift.co.uk/intention-...

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