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Blinded by Success
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Executives facing new situations often turn to strategies and tactics that proved successful in the past without questioning whether those strategies are appropriate for the new circumstances. This “experience blind spot” can be perilous for executives who are moving into a new role or a new company, but it also can affect tenured executives who are facing unexpected crises.
Executives facing new situations often turn to strategies and tactics that proved successful in the past without questioning whether those strategies are appropriate for the new circumstances. This “experience blind spot” can be perilous for executives who are moving into a new role or a new company, but it also can affect tenured executives who are facing unexpected crises.
Thu May 16 2013
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Great leaders produce great successes, but great successes do not necessarily produce great leaders. Take it from Bill Gates, who wrote in The Road Ahead , “Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.”
Great leaders produce great successes, but great successes do not necessarily produce great leaders. Take it from Bill Gates, who wrote in The Road Ahead, “Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.”