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LeadershipNow 140: December 2013 Compilation

Leading Blog

Be aware in 2014 by @TomAsacker. Leon Festinger, the social psychologist that coined the term “ cognitive dissonance ” in 1957, makes this observation. Wisdom For Your Future Self by Karin Hurt. Mike Henry Sr: Humility : The 5th Sense of Character-based Leadership. NYTimes: Underdog Against Amazon, Best Buy Charges Ahead.

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With New York Schools Appointment, Bloomberg Did it His Way

Harvard Business Review

Few outsiders show such self-awareness or forbearance. According to Leon Festinger's theory of cognitive dissonance , people seek to avoid inconsistency, and one way of accomplish that is to adjust their attitudes to be consistent with their behaviors. Why do outside candidates so often have the edge?