The Summit Effect: Why Leadership Inspiration Fades behavior change ebbinghaus food industry leadership leadership development Apr 15, 2026

There's a pattern we see after every powerful leadership event (including ours!).

The energy is real. People walk away with new language for things they've been feeling for months. They're reflective in a way that's rare during a normal work week. They have conversations on the way out that feel more honest than anything that happened in their last quarterly review.

And then Monday comes.

Not Monday of bad news or a production crisis, just regular Monday. The inbox. The team questions. The op...

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The Bias That Quietly Blocks Leadership Growth culture change food industry leadership inclusive leadership leadership development unconscious bias Apr 01, 2026

Most leaders who struggle with unconscious bias aren't aware of it.

That's the point. That's what makes it unconscious.

It doesn't feel like bias from the inside. It feels like judgment. Experience. Instinct. The natural way of reading a room, running a meeting, deciding who's ready and who isn't.

And that's exactly why it's so hard to address — and why it costs so much when it goes unexamined.

 

The Gap Between Intention and Impact

In the food industry, leaders are often promoted because ...

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