id: 2213
title: Pitfalls for leaders.
date: 2024-03-24

Pitfalls for leaders.

Rules of power:rR10

• Leaders lose touch with reality: The further one gets from the ground, the less information about it one has—with proportionally more responsibility to fixing issues.
• Everyone lies to leaders: The further away you are, the more likely they are to say what is least likely to get them in trouble.
• Leaders are overconfident: Cockiness and aggression escalate when present in a culture, often trickling down. Confidence is valuable but overconfidence is distorting.
• Leaders get credit: This can reinforce ego and diminish the contributions of others.

These pitfalls can be countered!