January 2022
Beginner
176 pages
1h 53m
English
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Many leaders like to play their cards close to the vest. They are afraid to give up too much control for fear that something will come back to bite them. They think it isn’t worth the risk to give up control.
Because giving up control opens the door to risk, it makes these leaders more vulnerable to being hurt. In response, they withhold trust and try to control people and situations around them to protect their own safety. The result of this behavior is a culture of uncertainty.
If we define control as that which we have direct and complete power over, we quickly realize we don’t possess that much control. We may be able to influence people or situations, but we can’t control ...
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