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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. McClelland called these qualities ‘socialized’ power. In our early careers a certain amount of ego is essential to drive success.

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The Leadership Vacuum | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

This tracks the "drives" theory of David McClelland. And while I might understand that and actively try to implement those techniques – experience still rules. It's the old example; you can hear 100 times that when you open the door, a dog on a chain will try to attack you.

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