The crisis of the hyper-competent leader: Why your strength is becoming your liability

It was the silence that finally broke him. James, a CEO I have advised for years, sat in his meticulously organised office, staring at a quarterly report filled with green arrows and bullish metrics. His leadership team had just filed out after another efficient, data-rich meeting. Yet, the air buzzed not with triumph but with a sterile quiet. “We are hitting every target,” he confessed, his voice dull. “So why does it feel like we are running on fumes? Why does no one bring me the real problems anymore?” James is not failing. He is the epitome