{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Surprisingly Lee Hopkins","provider_url":"https:\/\/leehopkins.com\/vi","author_name":"Lee","author_url":"https:\/\/leehopkins.com\/vi\/author\/leehopkins\/","title":"When loyalty beats competence - Surprisingly Lee Hopkins","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"SNdom1XiWB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leehopkins.com\/vi\/when-loyalty-beats-competence-3\/\">When loyalty beats competence<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/leehopkins.com\/vi\/when-loyalty-beats-competence-3\/embed\/#?secret=SNdom1XiWB\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;When loyalty beats competence&#8221; &#8212; Surprisingly Lee Hopkins\" data-secret=\"SNdom1XiWB\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/leehopkins.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/vietleadershipcoach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/loyalthy-and-leadership-banner.jpg","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":265,"description":"The quiet leadership trap Vietnamese organisations often prioritise loyalty as a stabilising force. This preserves trust and continuity, especially in uncertain environments. Over time, however, excessive loyalty can crowd out competence. Underperformance is tolerated to avoid relational damage, creating stagnation. Effective leaders develop capability quietly rather than confronting loyalty head-on. Sudden reform destabilises trust and&hellip;"}