The World Class Leaders Show: The CEO leadership podcast for leaders who solve big problems and build better futures. · Andrea Petrone

227 - The 3-Word Lie That's Costing Every CEO Millions

February 19, 2026·17 min·1 clip

A CEO admits 'I'm making it up as I go' and fears being found out, exposing the hidden truth of leadership.

Andrea Petrone explores how CEOs' tendency to say 'I've got this' creates an 'intelligence bottleneck' that stifles team input and leads to poor decisions. He introduces a four-principle framework for radical honesty, reframing uncertainty as a diagnostic tool to unlock collective intelligence without losing authority.

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