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Deep Motivations, Not Competencies, Drive Leadership Performance

The Empowered Buisness

Orientation toward innovation and creativity. Yet companies continue to invest in skills development only to be disappointed by little or no difference in performance. It is one of three core motivational drivers identified by McClelland. Too weak and the leader shrinks from being in charge and their own personal power.

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Leadership Is About to Get More Uncomfortable

Harvard Business Review

Among our findings is that leadership in the future will involve increased personal and business-level discomfort. This requires new skills and mindsets. The combination of digitization with globalization and consumer demands for personalized products will complicate the usual processes and relationships. Ego is on its way out.