The Knowing-Doing Gap in Leadership with Dr. Amal Ahmadi & Dr. Bernd Vogel
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- Scott J. Allen
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- Wed 06 Aug 2025
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Dr. Amal Ahmadi is an Associate Professor and Program Coordinator at the College of Business and Management, American University of Bahrain. She holds a PhD in management from Henley Business School. Her research focuses on leadership and leadership development, and currently revolves around investigating cognitive, affective, and behavioral mechanisms surrounding leadership and leadership development.
Dr. Bernd Vogel is a professor in leadership and the founding director of the Henley Centre for Leadership, Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK. He holds a PhD in Management from Leibniz University Hanover. His expertise is in strategic leadership to mobilize and maintain energy in organizations, multi-level leadership, leading transformations, culture and change, and the future of leadership and leadership development.
A Few Quotes From This Episode
- “Leadership programs give you a platter of fruit; the real work is choosing what to eat and when.”
- “Structured reflection shouldn’t be optional; it has to be part of our day-to-day.”
- “There’s a dormant, inactive capacity in managers that just sits there if we don’t create space for it to breathe.”
Resources Mentioned in This Episode
- Book: The Knowing-Doing Gap by Pfeffer & Sutton
- Book: Professionalizing Leadership by Kellerman
- Book: The Nazi Mind by Rees
- Podcast: How to Fail with Elizabeth Day
- Organization: Inner Development Goals initiative
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