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Shame: The Hidden Narrative Destroying 99% of Leaders

Why the emotion sabotaging 99% of leaders is actually your greatest competitive advantage and how to weaponize it.

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Ryan Hanley
Nov 14, 2025
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Most leaders think fear is their biggest enemy.

They're wrong.

I was wrong, for a long time.

…and this misunderstanding kept me from leveraging opportunities that could have defined my career.

It wasn’t until I realized shame, not fear, is the silent assassin holding leaders back that my career began to take off…

Shame is the ancient survival mechanism that …

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