„Narratives justify, but action transforms.“

Why Leadership Cannot Be Reduced to Narratives – Misconceptions, Fallacies, and Toxic Mindsets

Leadership is synonymous with responsibility – responsibility for decisions, for progress, for transformation. Yet time and again, we observe that leaders do not refrain from taking action due to rational analysis or substantive strategic considerations, but rather retreat behind narratives that may sound plausible yet lack genuine substance. This phenomenon, which can be termed Narrative Evasion, is widespread and insidious, precisely because it masquerades as logical reasoning.

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