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TOP LEADERS
This One Habit Holds
Top Leaders Back
BY: JUDITH E. GLASER, ORGANIZATIONAL ANTHROPOLOGIST
H
it a wall? So many ambitious and talented
leaders plateau and even regress once they
“reach the top” of the ladder, mountain
or organizational structure they’ve been
climbing. There’s a simple reason this can
happen, and it sometimes comes down to conversation.
Top leaders still face new mountains to climb –
engaging a broader audience of potential partners –
both inside and outside the company to make change
happen. While some top leaders tend to be great
talkers, and are natural pitchmen for their visions and
strategies, many plateau when it comes to connecting
deeply. They’ve learned to talk at people, not with
them, and it can hold them and their projects back.
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