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The Leadership Gap: Why Technical Mastery Alone Won’t Sustain Your Organization’s Future

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What:
Keynote
When:
12:15, Tuesday 13 May 2025 (30 minutes)
Tag:
Plenary
Top technical performers are often promoted into leadership roles, yet many struggle. In AI-driven, data-intensive industries, expertise alone is not enough—leaders must also navigate complexity, inspire teams, and drive execution. Without these skills, organizations face decision paralysis, disengaged teams, and stalled innovation.

Senior leaders know that competency is crucial—technical excellence is the foundation of success. However, true organizational impact happens when hard skills are paired with emotional intelligence, strategic vision, and leadership presence. Hard skills drive innovation, but soft skills determine whether that innovation succeeds or fails.

Traditional leadership training focuses on knowledge transfer, yet leadership is not just about what you know—it’s about how you show up. A workshop won’t build resilience. A management course won’t teach a leader how to handle tough conversations or inspire trust. Leadership is an embodied skill that requires transformation, not just information.

This 30-minute plenary session will explore how coaching—especially Integral Coaching®—closes this gap. Through mindset agility, embodied intelligence, and adaptive execution, leaders develop the capacity to lead with clarity, confidence, and influence. Attendees will gain practical insights on transforming technical experts into impactful leaders—not just for today, but for the future.

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