The Destructive Advisor: When a Leader's Closest Ally is Her Undoing
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Why do otherwise promising leaders hitch their wagon to an anchor?
When you're desperate or feel like you're drowning and someone tosses you a rope, you can be so eager and grateful for the gesture that sometimes you don't notice when it's a noose.
This episode is also available as a blog post: http://raisonliving.com/2018/05/31/the-destructive-advisor-when-a-leaders-closest-ally-is-her-undoing/
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