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Why isn’t anyone helping the people who want to make positive changes?Why are leaders overlooking some of their most creative talent?
Why are leaders and rebels at odds rather than creating a better future?
Troublemaker Rebel
Complain Create
Me-focused Mission-focused
Pessimist Optimist
Problems Possibilities
Obsessed Reluctant
Anger Determination
Alone Together
Cynical Skeptical
High potentials have the guts and courage to take risks amid uncertainty. To make
tough decisions even if there’s a chance they’ll fail.
Samuel Bacharach, Cornell University labor management professor
<Rebels
“Nearly half of executive teams fail to receive negative news that is material to performance in a timely manner because employees are afraid….”
The Corporate Executive Board“Open Door Policy, Closed-Lip Reality”
Most goals and visions feel like this.
Hard to connect new ideas to fuzziness.Hard to evaluate decisions.
Hard to know if you’re making progress.Easy to get lost.
Easy for rebels to get in trouble.
3. Be clear about expectations
It’s a shame. He has some interesting ideas but doesn’t know how
to fit in..
She has great potential but she needs to learn how to
be more corporate.
5. Value, hire for differences