N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

News Flash – If you have to look for leadership it doesn’t exist…Today’s post is not going to sit well with many in the leadership profession, but then many of my posts seem to have that effect. In my opinion the practice of leadership identification is simply based upon flawed business logic, and it is make-work in the purest form.

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Leadership Blog Consultative Brand 417

CEO Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2011

How good are leaders at predicting their own overall leadership effectiveness? This phenomenon has been noted in other research by Dunning and Kruger, who were awarded the 2000 Nobel Prize in Psychology for their report, "Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments."

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Dunning Report Learning-by-Doing Tips 172

Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 15, 2016

S tay in some sort of leadership role, but bring in an experienced CEO from outside. Layer in leadership as it makes sense for your processes, systems and size of organization. If you have a partner, he or she may well become one of these department heads or perhaps the COO who complements you as CEO or vice versa.

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IPO COO Dunning Delegation 120

Mark Sanborn

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Leadership is not an easy task, and even the best leaders are susceptible to errors in thinking that can hinder decision-making and, ultimately, organizational success. Recognizing and avoiding these pitfalls can significantly enhance leadership effectiveness. This can result in poor decision-making and a lack of innovative thinking.

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Dunning Consensus Groupthink Charisma 86

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 3, 2016

Alan Mulally, the vaunted CEO who saved Ford Motor Company, is, for example, exceptionally skeptical of his own opinions. As Cornell psychologist David Dunning says, “The road to self-insight runs through other people.” ” Of course, leaders shouldn’t be persuadable on every issue.

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Dunning Hedge Open-book Course 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2013

Leadership risk: Psychology has found that "for most people, the fear of losing $100 is more intense than the hope of gaining $150", and IT leaders are no exception. IT creates risk confusing leadership, governance, and managing. IT often fails to step up to its leadership role, identifying instead with "aligned with the business."

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Dunning Project CTO Innovation 8