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If word leaks out that your organization seems to be led by mean-spirited jerks, the damage to its reputation can drive away potential employees and shake investor confidence.
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43 |
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The bad news is that these oppressors cost organizations far more than their leaders and investors usually realize.
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48 |
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Leaders in most organizations not only get paid more than others, they also enjoy constant deference and false flattery.
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72 |
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Despite all the trappings, some leaders do remain attuned to how people around them are really feeling…
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75 |
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To be able to manage change yourself and within a team is a true mark of leadership.
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190 |
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Good leadership draws good employees, and good employees become good teams.
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213 |
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Your role as a leader is to shape a compelling vision to fit your organization (or unit, or team) and its environment, and then recraft it periodically as conditions change.
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…the most critical characteristic that leaders should look for in selecting people is potential, ‘the ability to adapt to and grow into increasingly complex roles and environments.’
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82 |
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As a leader, your words carry extra weight, and if you are overly negative, you can crush a person’s spirit and self-confidence.
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As Vito Corleone said in The Godfather, ‘It’s not personal, it’s business.’
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