This guest post is by Michael Glazer.
If only I had a dollar for every time I heard leaders say they want the people in their organizations to “tell me what I need to know, not what I want to hear.”
Speaking truth to power is easier said than done, but people who can do it well earn respect from their managers and help their own careers in the process.
The same principle applies when leaders want to develop professionally.
Sure, many leaders I work with appreciate having a safe, supportive, and nonjudgmental environment to experiment with new ideas and explore aspects of their own leadership styles. But the same leaders tell me that what they want most is constructive challenge from the people around them, whether it’s on the job or in a formal learning setting. The reason, they tell me, is that constructive challenge pushes their thinking and…
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