The Leadership Experience (MindTap Course List)
The Leadership Experience (MindTap Course List)
7th Edition
ISBN: 9781337102278
Author: Richard L. Daft
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 2, Problem 1DQ
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To discuss: Reason for importance of knowing their strengths by leaders and whether they spend equal time on learning their weaknesses.

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In general leaders face many challenges that go beyond the capabilities of an individual and always best leaders identify and enhance their strengths. Their weakness is to trust and collaborate easily with others.

If a person wants to become an effective leader he always wants to discover his unique capabilities and strengths and makes use of them. By following these, a leader can easily understand his weak points and they rely on others to compensate his weakness.

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