From the course: Executive Leadership
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Influence without authority
- Getting great results can kill your career. Really? It's not only true, it's more common than you might think. Driving for results often gets people noticed and promoted up to a point. Then, how they drive for results suddenly becomes a make or break factor. And by then, it's already too late. What worked for you before can work against you after. Peter Drucker, a towering figure in the history of management studies and executive effectiveness said this, "The executive who keeps on doing "what he's done successfully before, "is almost bound to fail." At talent reviews in organizations, I often hear executives eliminate promotion candidates saying, "He gets things done "but he's damaged relationships." Or, "People often give into her "but they don't follow her." And, as one person told me in a confidential feedback interview about an executive I was asked to coach who routinely pulled rank on others, "I don't care if he fails. "If someone treats you badly, "you don't want to help…
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