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Mastering your Inner Game of Leadership

Great Leadership By Dan

Starting in the 1960s, the late Harvard psychologist David McClelland and a group of researchers wanted to understand great leadership and why it matters. Rather, they possessed a unique motivational profile - a very pronounced need for power or influence. McClelland called these qualities ‘socialized’ power.

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Why We Shy Away From Ambition

The Office Blend Blog

Do you think of someone who is motivated or competent? You can see McClelland’s work here ). Someone who has worked through obstacles and barriers to achieve success? Yet, it is just as likely that you entertained negative thoughts or even recoiled.

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The Leadership Vacuum | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Some leadership expert followers might just be interested in the topic to feel motivated ( [link] ) – not that that's a bad thing… There are also those who are interested in leadership in order to continuously improve processes and study behaviors. This tracks the "drives" theory of David McClelland.

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