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7 Harsh Truths That Will Improve Your Leadership Skills Overnight
Leadership and procrastination
Good leaders are "do-it-now" people. They don't put things off until the last minute, which is a sure way to increase stress levels.
Good leaders begin doing what they know they should do, and when they know they should do it
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Great leaders have a clear, exciting idea of where they are going. They are excellent at strategic planning.
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The morality tale
Leadership has become a kind of morality tale: Leaders are supposed to be authentic and truthful, paying attention to their employees' well-being and building trust.
Oversimplification
The moral framing of leadership does not consider the real complexities and difficulties that leaders face.
Sometimes, being pragmatic necessitates doing seemingly bad things to achieve good results. This means that leaders may have to act in strategic misrepresentation, contrary to their own feelings.