The World Class Leaders Show: The CEO leadership podcast for leaders who solve big problems and build better futures. 231 - The 7 Sins Killing Leadership for CEOs to Build Trust & Lead with Humanity – Santiago Iñiguez de Onzoño
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In this episode of The World Class Leaders Show, host Andrea Petrone is joined by Santiago Iñiguez de Onzoño, President of IE University, Author of book Dante in the Workplace, Member of the Board at EFMD Global and Board Member of Headspring Executive Development. Santiago shares his perspective on leadership, virtues, and the role of character in modern business. Drawing on the Seven Deadly Sins, he explains how pride, envy, anger, and laziness show up in organisations and how leaders can develop humility, balance, and self awareness. He also discusses the impact of AI on education and management, the importance of lifelong learning, and why cultivating the humanities helps leaders stay human and effective in a fast changing world.
Santiago explains how leaders can develop stronger character by understanding how pride, envy, anger, and laziness appear in everyday business life. He shows why many executives struggle with feedback, humility, and balance, and why self reflection and mentorship are essential for long term success. Santiago also shares his views on AI and how it is changing education and management, while stressing that human qualities such as judgment, curiosity, and empathy will matter even more. He offers practical advice for CEOs to see their career as a marathon, commit to lifelong learning, and cultivate the humanities to lead with clarity and purpose.
-How the Seven Deadly Sins such as pride, envy, anger, and laziness show up in modern organisations.
-Why humility, self awareness, and openness to feedback are essential for effective leadership.
-How lifelong learning, mentorship, and reflection help leaders grow over time.
-The impact of AI on education and management, and why human judgment still matters.
-Practical advice for CEOs to build balance, nurture the humanities, and lead with purpose in a fast changing world.
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[00:00] - Teaser and introduction of Santiago Iñiguez de Onzoño
[03:40] - What it means to lead a global university in 2026
[04:50] - Dante in the Workplace and the Seven Deadly Sins
[05:18] - Pride, envy, anger, and virtues in business life
[15:13] - Feedback, humility, and the challenge for senior leaders
[21:06] - Resilience, AI, and the growing role of humanity
[24:39] - Reflection, balance, and mental wellbeing for leaders
[31:00] - Leading people with care and building healthy organisations
[34:49] - AI in education and the evolution of the classroom
[40:42] - Final advice for CEOs on lifelong learning and the humanities
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-Headspring Executive Development: https://www.linkedin.com/company/goheadspring/
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⭐If you lead a business or want to grow as a leader, this conversation with Santiago Iñiguez de Onzoño offers clear insights on character, humility, lifelong learning, and how to stay human and effective in the age of AI.