Suddenly in Charge: Managing Up, Managing Down, Succeeding All Around
Whether you’re a CEO or a parent, we encourage you to make decisions as early and efficiently as possible, to explain those decisions clearly, and to take responsibility for their implementation and effectiveness. It is equally true that whether you are making a decision, implementing it, or problem solving, you can’t always, or even usually, succe
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Since they are comfortable and effective in holding and wielding power, aggressive-patterned people are often known as the Can Do people, the ones that others turn to for the initiative and courage to accomplish a mission.
Steven Kessler • The 5 Personality Patterns: Your Guide to Understanding Yourself and Others and Developing Emotional Maturity
Owning a business does this. Having real power in the corporate world does this. Political power does this. Having star power in the entertainment world does this. Having to hold down two demanding jobs to make ends meet does this. Having a power person for a boss does this. Even if your partner’s not a power person, if your partner’s boss is a pow
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