July 8, 2025

Pain Points Podcast: What Is Leadership?

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What do we really mean when we say "leadership"?

Maybe leadership is one of your career aspirations, something you've been working toward. But have you asked yourself one simple question: why?

The answer might be trickier than you think.

In this episode, we're joined by leadership expert Emmanuel Gobillot who shares his thoughts on what it means to be a leader – including some radical takes on authenticity and empathy.

For anyone interested in becoming a leader or improving their leadership, this episode is a crash course on leadership, from one of the subject's top minds.

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Useful Mindtools resources

Emmanuel Gobillot on Leadership (Video)

What Is Leadership? (Article)

How to Set Effective Goals With Your Team (Article)

Authenticity (Article)

Leadership Versus Management (Article)

This Week's Expert Guest

Emmanuel Gobillot on LinkedIn

www.emmanuelgobillot.com

This is Not a Leadership Book buy Emmanuel's book

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