This is how you lead like a boss — and not a pretender

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Are you playing at being a boss, or are you being a leader—as in throwing your whole self into helping bring out the best in the people around you? 

People who play the role are dime a dozen, and even the best of them eventually wear out the people around them. But leaders know they have a chance to positively impact the lives of others.

Every healthy manager-direct report relationship’s guided by a set of two contracts. The paper contract is the job description. It explains the expectations of a role and what the person needs to do to do in order to succeed in the role. (It’s important, but it’s boring and it over-simplifies the situation.) Read more...

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