Leadership Skills Gap: What 2026 Data Really Reveals

Harvard's 'power skills' argument sounds compelling until you examine what's actually breaking in organizations. Gartner data reveals 68% of mid-level managers report direct reports lack critical tech competencies. The real leadership challenge isn't soft skills—it's the gap between what organizations teach and what they actually need. Full article: https://davidohnstad.info/leadership-skills-gap-2026-data/

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-11-02
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23892884
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Corporate Management and Leadership
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Leadership Skills Gap: What 2026 Data Really Reveals

David Ohnstad
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Leadership Skills Gap: What 2026 Data Really Reveals

David Ohnstad
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Abstract

Harvard's 'power skills' argument sounds compelling until you examine what's actually breaking in organizations. Gartner data reveals 68% of mid-level managers report direct reports lack critical tech competencies. The real leadership challenge isn't soft skills—it's the gap between what organizations teach and what they actually need. Full article: https://davidohnstad.info/leadership-skills-gap-2026-data/

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