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Defensiveness in a leader is a dangerous game

The Leader’s Smackdown

How to survive it and how to avoid doing it

Elizabeth Shassere
Nov 6 · 6 min read

Taking the risk to get smacked down

Helping out a leader who is struggling takes a lot of compassion and maturity. For all my years of experience as a leader, I still find this difficult to do when I’m…

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Elizabeth Shassere

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Author of Becoming a Fearless Leader http://amzn.to/2FR9cS0 | Founder and CEO of Textocracy Ltd.

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