768: Why Most Leadership Advice Is Wrong with Larry Coval

Leadership is often framed around qualities like authenticity, empathy, and vulnerability. Larry Coval believes effective leadership ultimately depends on something more practical: the skills and behaviors required to help other people succeed.

In this episode, Dr. Cindra Kamphoff speaks with Larry, a seasoned business executive, leadership strategist, and founder of Arcane Leadership Concepts. After nearly four decades leading people and organizations, Larry wrote the leadership manual he wishes he had received when he first became a supervisor at 23.

Larry explains why many leaders are unprepared for today's workplace, including the challenges created by hybrid teams, increasingly diverse workforces, and artificial intelligence. He also introduces the ARCANE model, a continuous process leaders can use to recognize their shortcomings, commit to meaningful change, and become more effective for the people they lead.

In this episode, you'll learn:

Why leadership should be viewed as a set of learnable skills and behaviors

How the ARCANE model helps leaders identify and address performance gaps

What business leaders can learn from the way sports coaches observe and develop people

Why delegation should be used as a developmental tool

How leaders can approach performance improvement plans more effectively

Why AI represents a shift in the skills employees need rather than clear evidence of a widespread jobs collapse

How leaders can better support hybrid and diverse teams

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