When poachers intervene in the closed gorilla universe and open fire on the band with automatic weapons, they pose a challenge that cannot be effectively addressed using traditional gorilla knowledge. Clustering only makes them easier targets. Chest-thumping has no effect at all. The silverback, so useful for everyday leadership, is useless in the face of a challenge requiring innovation. So the gorillas die, just as so many species, societies, faiths, and organizations die.
Bad leadership applies technical work skills to adaptive work challenges.
So you must generate new capacities to survive in the ecosystem in which you find yourself. Sad to say, you must learn all over again. I enjoyed serving this essay up for you, and I did it for free. But I am currently out of work, and a bit of revenue would gladden my heart. Think of it as a voluntary subscription.