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Deep Motivations, Not Competencies, Drive Leadership Performance

The Empowered Buisness

Yet companies continue to invest in skills development only to be disappointed by little or no difference in performance. They want to pay more attention to a long term, rather than short term, view. In the context of MAPs assessment, the Power pattern reflects to what extent a leader wants to be in charge.

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Leadership Is About to Get More Uncomfortable

Harvard Business Review

Altrocentric leaders will be capable of long-term vision encompassing both global and local perspectives. Altrocentric leaders, on the other hand, derive power from motivating, not controlling, others. Organizations need to develop leaders who are motivated by altrocentric leadership.

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Shifting from Star Performer to Star Manager

Harvard Business Review

You’re focused on achieving your goals and getting results… but before long, you’ve got problems. The late, great scholar David McClelland studied three human needs, or motivators that are profoundly important when it comes to managing people: the need for achievement, the need for power, and the need for affiliation.