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Processing negative feedback
Negative feedback given to leaders is often about style and not about their skills or expertise. Negative feedback can then feel like a threat to their ability.
However, if they rationalize their behaviour and think their style is unchangeable, it may eventually lead to their undoing.
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Ways to gain an external perspective
Without the benefit of an external perspective we get from experimenting with new leadership behaviours, habitual patterns of thought fence us in.
- Learn from diverse role models. We should view authenticity not as an intrinsic state but instead as the ability to adop...
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Authenticity has become a mark for leadership
An oversimplified understanding of what it means to be transparent can prevent your growth and limit your influence. When we feel out of our comfort zone, we can often use authenticity as an excuse for sticking with what's comfortable.
For example, a promotion into a l...
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Leadership styles
There are two ways in which leaders develop their personal styles:
- High self-monitors are naturally able to try on different styles until they find a good fit for themselves. They adapt to the demands of a situation without feeling fake. They care about managing thei...
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Why leaders struggle with authenticity
- In trying to improve our game, a firm sense of self is a compass, but when we want to change our game, a too rigid self-concept can prevent us from moving forward.
- In global business, we often work with people who don't share our cultural ...
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Selling your ideas (and yourself)
Leadership growth usually means shifting from having good ideas to pitching them to diverse stakeholders. Inexperienced leaders, especially true-to-selfers, often find the process of getting buy-in artificial and political because they think their work should stand on its own mer...
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The Importance Of Negative Feedback
Even when poor behavior affects our work negatively and we have a regularly established open space for criticism, we still often hold back for fear of getting a negative reaction.
Most people rather receive feedback on what they did wrong than just praise on their successes. So while we te...
Subcultures have different principles, not different values
Company growth is not just about products and services but also people and teams. That means creating space for subcultures to emerge. For example, your sales team may have a different working style than your product team.
Leaders may view subcultures as a threat,...
Trouble accepting positive feedback
One 2017 study published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology found that low self-esteem is directly correlated to not being able to accept or capitalize on compliments from others.
- Because the...
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