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Apr 2024
20m 26s

How Bad Leaders Get Worse over Time

Harvard Business Review
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There's plenty of advice on how to grow into a better leader. And it takes effort to become more effective. But bad leadership gets worse almost effortlessly, says Barbara Kellerman, a Center for Public Leadership Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School. She shares real examples from the public and private sectors of how bad leaders spiral downward, and how bad fol ... Show More
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