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THE ANGRY STRATEGIST [Marketing truth-telling]

The 5 Leadership Lies CMOs Tell Themselves

You're not a bad leader. You're just believing your own PR.

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Nov 03, 2025
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I‘ve sat in enough executive sessions to recognize the pattern: smart people, decent intentions, and a whole lot of self-deception dressed up as strategy. We tell ourselves stories to survive the chaos. The problem? Those stories are killing our teams.

Here are the five lies I hear most often and the truths that’ll make you a better operator if you’re br…

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