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SELF-RELIANCE VERSUS TRUSTING OTHERS
Today’s organizations demand a challenging combination of individual talent and collective ability and effort. Leaders must develop the right level of self-reliance along with appropriate trust in and reliance upon others.
Self-reliance involves a willingness to take a lead role and do something yourself when necessary. A leader who is self-reliant has a great deal of confidence in his or her own skills and abilities and is willing to step up and tackle most new challenges as they arise.
Trusting others involves being comfortable about allowing others to do their part of a task or project. A leader who trusts others is open to input and support from colleagues and friends. Such a leader respects others and ...
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