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The Leadership Trap Most Executives Miss (The lesson)

3 Jun 2026 · 0 min

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Greg Stevenson argues that competence gets you promoted until senior leadership, where the skill that matters flips. At the top, effective leaders step back from proving they know everything and focus on vision, delegation, and empowering others instead.

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