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Looking For Leadership

N2Growth Blog

They are the ones who have earned the trust, loyalty and respect of their co-workers. The idea that the "cream will rise to the top" is too often more than offset by the Dunning-Kruger effect; and the real leader's highmindedness will be viewed as a threat to the status quo.

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Courtside Seats to the Best (And Worst) C-Suites

Harvard Business Review

That's why Greg Wasson, the CEO of Walgreens hired an experienced executive from the airline industry to sit at his table in a customer experience and loyalty role. Sara Mathew, the Chairman and CEO of Dun & Bradstreet confronted this realization head on after she became CEO and found herself unnecessarily in the middle of too many decisions.