In this no-holds-barred episode of The Platinum Business Break, Dan P. Owens dives deep into one of the most overlooked threats to any business: incompetence. But not just any incompetence — he exposes two silent killers:
1. Weaponized incompetence – when capable people act helpless to avoid responsibility.
2. Promoted incompetence – when well-meaning employees are elevated beyond their leadership capacity, becoming bottlenecks for performance.
Drawing inspiration from John Maxwell’s Law of the Lid, Dan unpacks how these hidden forms of incompetence are quietly eroding productivity, culture, and profit — and what you, as a business leader, must do to stop it.
This episode is packed with real-world examples, hard-hitting data, and a five-step plan to clean house and raise the standard in your organization. If you’re tired of carrying dead weight or watching good people quit because leadership won’t act, this is your call to arms.
What You’ll Learn:
- The difference between inexperience and strategic incompetence
- Why promoting the wrong person is more dangerous than hiring the wrong one
- How to spot helpless manipulation tactics in your team
- What the Law of the Lid means for your growth ceiling
- A 5-step plan to confront and correct incompetence in your business
If you’ve got incompetence hiding in plain sight, this episode is your permission to fix it — before it costs you more than you realize.
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