This is how organizations can grow better bosses

There’s an epidemic of weak leadership—and organizations can break the cycle by building and rewarding “soft” skills

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A star wants to see herself rise to the top. A leader wants to see those around her become stars. -Simon Sinek

I’ve been lucky to have had some amazing bosses throughout my career. However, I’ve also experienced bad ones — and seen the magnitude of their negative impact. Weak bosses can crush innovation, health, passion, and more. In fact, employees who have managers they didn’t like were 60% more likely to suffer a heart attack.

Weak bosses are a widespread problem:

• 65% of employees say they’d take a new boss over a pay raise
• 68% of managers aren’t engaged in their employees’ career development
• 95% of managers don’t understand what motivates people at work
• 60% of managers say they “don’t have the time” to respect their employees

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