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Why do some talented executives fail?

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In their book, Maximum Success: Changing the Twelve Behavior Patterns That Keep You From Getting Ahead , James Waldroop and Timothy Butler identify twelve behavior patterns--what they call "Achilles' heels" — that can harm, or seriously hinder, a person's career development. Behaviors That Can Hold You Back.

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Accidental Leaders

Coaching Tip

The result of this gap is leadership regret-1 out of 3 leaders surveyed regretted being promoted due to lack of preparation and or not knowing how to succeed. Some of that distress can be attributed to how people got the job-11% of respondents said they became a leader because there was no one else for the job. What lagged behind?