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Jun 2020
27m 55s

Great Leaders Use Tough Love to Improve ...

Harvard Business Review
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Frances Frei, professor at Harvard Business School, says that trust, empathy - and even a bit of tough love - are all essential ingredients to strong leadership in today's world. Successful managers focus on the effect they have on others, not themselves. They also define a strategy and create a culture that drives employee behavior in their absence. Frei is ... Show More
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