The Big 10 Culture Killers of Effective Leadership Teams, Part 4, dives into the final four dynamics that quietly unravel leadership teams from the inside out: the Sidedoor Strategy, Feeding the Cobra, the Wisdom Gap, Foggy Norms and Frayed Trust. This episode unpacks how bypassed authority erodes agency, how tolerated toxicity poisons team culture, how unchecked idealism blinds leaders to wise counsel, and how unclear expectations fracture trust and cohesion. Through story, reflection, and practical formation practices, the episode guides listeners toward transforming these destructive patterns into pathways for clarity, humility, accountability, and communal wisdom - essential ingredients for cultivating communitas and sustaining a lasting missional legacy.

What’s quietly killing the culture of your leadership team?

In our latest episode of Leadership in Practice, we uncover four of the Big 10 Culture Killers that sabotage trust, growth, and mission:

• Conflict Without a Compass – when tough conversations turn toxic or get avoided altogether.
• The Stunted Mirror – when leaders stop growing and get trapped in self-deception.
• Lone Wolves in Shared Fields – when power runs unchecked without community accountability.
• The Compliance Cage – when HR policies overshadow people and flourishing.

Through Scripture, literature, and real-world stories, we explore how these killers emerge and how teams can dismantle them to become reconciling, flourishing communities.

Why do so many leadership teams struggle to thrive even when the mission is clear? In this episode of the Imago Leadership Podcast, we unpack two silent saboteurs: The Soundproof Room and Stories That Burn. If you’ve ever felt unheard, misjudged, or stuck in a leadership echo chamber, this one’s for you. Discover how poor listening and harmful narratives erode trust and how appreciative inquiry and emotional intelligence can rebuild it. Tune in now and join the movement toward adaptive, relational leadership.