What Kind of Leader Are You?

Introduction

Not every leader is wildly charismatic or cut from the same cloth as other leaders in the organization. This collection of articles from MIT Sloan Management Review examines the ways leaders can turn their weaknesses into strengths, overcome their personal deficits, and position themselves to stay ahead of the curve.

From “How to Overcome a Power Deficit”:

• Many factors can cause a talented executive to be ignored or sidelined within an organization. They include failing to build sufficient internal credibility, inexperience, or demographics.
• Power deficits in legitimacy, critical resources, and/or networks can almost always be overcome.
• Research looking at 179 executives found two basic strategies that worked: “playing the game” ...