The worst kind of leadership? Saying nothing. #leadership #communicationiskey #toxicworkculture

4 Aug 2025 · 0 min

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A short advice-focused YouTube clip by Donald Burns arguing that the worst kind of leadership is staying silent. Using a brief anecdote about a hypothetical employee named Joe, the speaker contrasts private complaints among leaders with the more effective practice of addressing or praising the employee directly — emphasizing communication and visible leadership.

What do you think is the number one trait that leaders need today? It's a situation to where I would be with my leadership team going. How's, you know, old Joe doing over there? He's not doing great. You know, they'd say he's always late. You know, he's doing this, he's doing that. We're all. Everybody's complaining about Joe, and then I'll see Joe and the rest. Hey, Joe, man, good to go, you know. How's it going, man? Keep up the good work. That's a better thing all the way around.