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10 Leadership Flaws
August 3, 2009
Stuff your eyes with wonder, live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.
-Ray Bradbury

"Poor leadership in good times can be hidden, but poor leadership in bad times is a recipe for disaster."  With this claim, Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman lead off their article, "Ten Flaws That Derail Leaders," in Harvard Business Review (June 2009).  From their research on over 11,000 business leaders, they found that the worst leaders....

  • Lack energy and enthusiasm
  • Accept their own mediocre performance
  • Lack clear vision and direction
  • Have poor judgment
  • Don't collaborate
  • Don't walk the talk
  • Resist new ideas
  • Don't learn from mistakes
  • Lack interpersonal skills
  • Fail to develop others

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Billie · November 09, 2009
Conway, SC, United States


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