I__e come to accept the voices in my head_ I just wish they didn__ spit when they talk.
Fearful leaders side-step issues instead of dealing with them, cover up mistakes instead of owning up to mistakes; they skulk back into the shadows and hope that the crisis__hatever it is__ill somehow blow over instead of facing their fears. Worse, they resort to lies and deception to cover up the truth.
Leading With Honor: Leadership Lessons from the Hanoi Hilton
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Fearful leaders side-step issues instead of dealing with them, cover up mistakes instead of owning up to mistakes; they skulk back into the shadows and hope that the crisis__hatever it is__ill somehow blow over instead of facing their fears. Worse, they resort to lies and deception to cover up the truth.
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