What important leadership competencies do leaders typically overdo or underdo in times of transition?

MICHAEL WAKEFIELD

Wakefield, a former senior program associate at CCl, is a principal in leadership development for Amazon.com. He holds an M.A. degree from Lone Mountain College.

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 on others.

Self-reliance involves a willingness to take a lead role and to do things yourself when they are important. Leaders who are self-reliant have a great deal of confidence in their own skills and abilities and are willing to step up and tackle most new ...

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