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Why you don’t want to be the smartest person in the room

Being the smartest person in the room may feel like an advantage, but it can increase a leader’s workload, weaken team capability and erode trust, writes Chris Power I’ve worked with some very smart leaders over the last 26 years.  They know it and the team knows it. They’re smart and they’re fast. They pre-empt the […]

  • By Chris Power - Contributor
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