Episode 9: "I was consistently disappointed by leaders and managers I had"

If you’ve ever read my blog, you know I’m not always the biggest fan of management and leadership. There are great leaders in the world, for sure, but I’d argue the majority are disappointing -- and actually, years ago Gallup actually had a stat that 82 percent of managers end up being poor leaders and wrong for the role. 82 percent bad means 18 percent good. Imagine if you came home in junior high and scored a 18 on a test. You think your parents would be very happy with that?

So I was excited to talk with Devin Craig, who is a Seattle-based consultant focusing on a more human form of leadership. I know that can sound like a BS-y term, but this is a pretty interesting talk. I was expecting it to be about 25 minutes and it was almost double that because, I mean, who doesn’t like to chop up leadership and management? Maybe I am a nerd. Anyway, here goes.