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Why Senior Leaders Are to Blame for the Disengagement Crisis with Marcel Schwantes

Episode recap   If you are a champion for human-centered leadership and workplaces, Marcel would love to speak with you to explore possibilities. Book a call here: https://calendly.com/marcelschwantes/... In this solo episode, Marcel Schwantes calls out senior leaders and executives as being primarily responsible for the disengagement crisis. Research states that middle managers are more disengaged than ever, causing a trickle-down effect to disengaged workers. Marcel offers a solution and a way forward for human-centered senior leaders to consider in order to impact their managers and address the disengagement problem. Bio: Marcel Schwantes is a leadership coach, speaker, author, and advocate for more humane workplaces. He partners with organizations tired of burnout, disengagement, and hollow cultures — and ready to build something better.  Marcel’s work includes:  Executive coaching  Leadership development programs for managers  Keynote speaking and workshops  Executive roundtables and culture strategy sessions  Marcel is the author of Humane Leadership: Lead with Radical Love, Be a Kick-Ass Boss. Whether coaching a CEO or training a leadership team, Marcel’s #1 goal is the same: To help leaders become the kind of people others want to follow.  Quotes:  “Your strategy isn’t failing—your managers are being set up to fail.”  “Disengaged managers don’t just struggle—they silently destroy performance from the inside out.”  “When you stop developing managers, you start breaking your business.”  Takeaways:  The true bottleneck in performance is not strategy, but underdeveloped middle management.  Disengaged managers create disengaged teams—culture is a direct reflection of leadership.  Modern leadership requires connection, clarity, and development—not control.  Coaching is no longer optional; it is the core skill that drives sustainable performance.  Organizations that invest in managers as strategic assets gain a lasting competitive advantage.  Timestamps:  00:00:00 The question every leader should ask in 2026  00:00:25 What’s really keeping executives up at night  00:00:50 Why strategy isn’t the real problem  00:01:20 The truth about global disengagement  00:02:00 Why middle managers are the pressure point  00:02:40 The ripple effect of disengaged leadership  00:03:20 The broken expectations placed on managers  00:04:00 Why command-and-control leadership is outdated  00:04:40 The shift from boss to coach  00:05:30 How coaching unlocks performance and ownership  00:06:30 Building a culture through managers  00:07:30 The leadership wake-up call  00:08:10 Final rallying cry to senior leaders  00:08:54 Closing remarks  Conclusion:  If you want better results, stop fixing strategy and start fixing how you develop your managers. They are the force multiplier of your business—when they fail, everything fails; when they’re equipped, everything works. Invest in them, train them to coach, and treat them as your most critical asset, because the organizations that win today aren’t the ones with the best plans—they’re the ones with the best managers.  Links/Resources:   The book: https://www.amazon.com/Humane-Leaders... Substack: https://marcelschwantes.substack.com/  LinkedIn:   /       X: https://x.com/MarcelSchwantes  YouTube:    / @marcelschwantes1    Instagram:   /     Dr. James Doty Episode: https://www.marcelschwantes.com/dr-ja... Substack: https://marcelschwantes.substack.com/... LinkedIn:   /       Twitter/X: https://x.com/MarcelSchwantes    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9fO... Instagram:   /       Links to the episode: —Marcel's website: —Apple podcast: —iHeart Radio: —Spotify: About the Show: The Love in Action Podcast is part of a global movement that inspires leaders to create human-centered and humane workplaces where people and businesses flourish. The show is heard in 160 countries and is ranked in the top 2% of all podcasts. If you like what you hear, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Now Accepting Podcast Sponsors As we challenge current management thinking and practices and build skills around human leadership and human-centered work cultures, we would be delighted to accept your sponsorship for future episodes. If interested, contact Marcel here: https://www.marcelschwantes.com/contact/