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10 Common Thinking Errors Leaders Make

Mark Sanborn

False Consensus Effect Leaders suffering from the false consensus effect overestimate the extent to which others share their opinions and beliefs. A leader thinks that their moral values are universally accepted by their team, without checking in for differing opinions. By being aware of these pitfalls, you can avoid them.

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10 Common Thinking Errors Leaders Make

Mark Sanborn

False Consensus Effect Leaders suffering from the false consensus effect overestimate the extent to which others share their opinions and beliefs. A leader thinks that their moral values are universally accepted by their team, without checking in for differing opinions. By being aware of these pitfalls, you can avoid them.

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Question the Euro Crisis

Harvard Business Review

After more than 18 months, a dozen and a half summits, multiple rounds of austerity, a trillion dollars of liquidity, and now elections in Greece and France that threaten to overturn the fragile policy consensus in Europe, the Euro-crisis rumbles on. Designing institutions in this way undermines the capacity to generate trust.

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6 Things Every Mentor Should Do

Harvard Business Review

This is perhaps even more the case in the world of management outside of academic medicine — whether it is finance, consulting, or technology — as the path from professional to senior executive requires more than individual success. The individuals chosen need to work well together and with the mentee.

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