{"id":6921,"date":"2026-04-16T15:21:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/why-leaders-need-power-skills\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T15:21:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:21:53","slug":"why-leaders-need-power-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/fr\/why-leaders-need-power-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Leaders Need \u201cPower Skills\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__UwInRW__text\" data-first-paragraph=\"true\">There\u2019s a growing leadership gap that few are talking about. Many leaders are relying on skills that no longer match the needs and demands of their role and today\u2019s workplace. The unintended consequences are popping up everywhere. Trust is eroding, employee engagement is at an all-time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallup.com\/workplace\/654911\/employee-engagement-sinks-year-low.aspx\" class=\"ContentLink-module-scss-module__qKDjGa__anchor\">low<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2024\/05\/08\/great-resignation-2024-linkedin-microsoft-study\/\" class=\"ContentLink-module-scss-module__qKDjGa__anchor\">talent is leaving<\/a>, and innovation is suffering. Even well-intentioned decisions have tone-deaf landings. The reasons for these problems are not moral failures or personality flaws; they are skill gaps.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" defer=\"\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#version=v19.2&amp;appId=1761258887507575&amp;xfbml=false&amp;status=true\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>#Leaders #Power #Skills<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a growing leadership gap that few are talking about. Many leaders are relying on skills that no longer match the needs and demands of their role and today\u2019s workplace. The unintended consequences are popping up everywhere. Trust is eroding, employee engagement is at an all-time low, talent is leaving, and innovation is suffering. 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