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Shifting from Star Performer to Star Manager

Harvard Business Review

You’re well aware that you’ll need to rely on your emotional intelligence skills to understand and work through your new team’s dynamics. I’m not sure they even really need a manager, they’re that good and that motivated.” Let’s look at each motivator in turn. You’re pumped.

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Leadership Is About to Get More Uncomfortable

Harvard Business Review

Leaders motivated by power over others will not thrive in this new world. Altrocentric leaders, on the other hand, derive power from motivating, not controlling, others. Organizations need to develop leaders who are motivated by altrocentric leadership. They will be better prepared to succeed in 2030 and beyond.

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Office Politics Is Just Influence by Another Name

Harvard Business Review

For example, Gerald Biberman’s research found that those who engage in office politics are more likely to have an internal locus of control — they believe they can influence people and outcomes, which motivates them to get into the mix and try to get things done through others.