The Kathie Owen Perspective — Articles

Observations on leadership, human systems, and performance.

A Preventable Accident That Changed Everything
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A Preventable Accident That Changed Everything

A senior leader bypassed protocol, instructing an untrained employee to move heavy equipment—resulting in severe injury. This workplace case study reveals how leadership boundary violations create preventable accidents, employee trauma, and cultural erosion. #WorkplaceSafety #LeadershipBlindSpots #EmployeeExperience

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This “Nice” Leadership Habit Is Wrecking Teams
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This “Nice” Leadership Habit Is Wrecking Teams

A workplace case study reveals how leaders who narrate tasks instead of completing them and share personal emotions with subordinates create hidden costs: broken focus, downward emotional labor, and quiet disengagement. Small pattern shifts in role clarity and boundaries transform team dynamics. #LeadershipDevelopment #WorkplaceCulture #EmotionalIntelligence #TeamEfficiency

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The Small Pattern That Cost $800K
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The Small Pattern That Cost $800K

A real-world workplace case study showing how small behaviors predict major financial loss. Learn how a $12 lunch revealed a leadership pattern that ultimately cost over $800K — and how founders and CEOs can spot risk early, enforce clarity, and avoid costly business relationships. #ExecutiveLeadership #LeadershipPatterns #BusinessRisk #FounderInsights #DecisionMaking

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Burnout Is the Real Safety Risk
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Burnout Is the Real Safety Risk

A real story of how a profitable company collapsed by fixing behavior instead of addressing burnout. Dashboards detected risk too late. Human systems failed first. Learn why observing people—not just data—is the key to preventing tragedy, lawsuits, and burnout. #LeadershipDevelopment #BurnoutPrevention #WorkplaceSafety #ExecutiveLeadership #HumanSystems

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