Exactly. This is some bullshit, pseudo-scientific authoritarianism dressed up as "wholesome".
The societal emphasis on "leadership" is a bootlicking (mormon) grift.
- https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/problems-with-leader-in-me/
- https://hinoonvlog.wordpress.com/2013/10/03/the-hidden-dangers-of-the-leader-and-me-program-7-healthy-habits/
- https://medium.com/@gowayej414/why-most-leadership-training-is-complete-rubbish-and-what-actually-works-e730bd9bf3e4
- https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2016/06/the-unendurable-horrors-of-leadership-camp