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When Executive Presence Backfires

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (83+ words) Senior leaders often rely on the very behaviors that got them promoted'having the answers, projecting confidence, and jumping in to improve ideas'but at the top, those instincts can backfire. As your role gets bigger, those habits can shut people down,…...