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NOT Tolerating Dysfunctional Leaders

• Anonymity & Confidentiality• Polls • Jan Dare Brown, moderating• Dr. Marla Gottschalk, PhD, Guest• Robert Sher, Host

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How To Ask a Question• Questions only go to Jan• She keeps your name anonymous • Jan will read it at the right time• We will respond to all questions

either during the webinar or later via e-mail.

• We’re not watching our e-mail during the webinar.

• Your microphones are muted-we can’t hear you.

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About

Dr. Marla Gottschalk, PhD• Our connection• Dr. Gottschalk’s work• Her writings• Her overarching perspective on

leadership

Dr. Marla Gottschalk, PhD, and an Industrial & Organizational Psychologist. Her work has appeared at Forbes, US News & World Report, the World Economic Forum and other outlets worldwide. For the past 2 years she has served as a LinkedIn Influencer. With Dr. Gottschalk we’ll explore topics such as changing demands with growth and aligning your leadership team with organizational needs.

Revenues > $10 million & <1B

Complexity

Led by team

Longer term horizon

What defines

MIDSIZED?

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Headcount > 15-25

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Growing

A pleasure to own or lead

Predictable results

Serve its owners

What Does It Take For A Midsized Company To Be

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Strong & Resilient Midsized companies are overlooked“Despite its significance to the economy, we know less about the middle market than about small and large firms”

- Ohio State University National Center for the Middle Market

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What Leads to Growth is Well Understood

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Researching the Killers

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Introducing the 7 Silent Growth Killers

Letting Time Slip-Slide Away

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Introducing the 7 Silent Growth Killers

Introducing the 7 Silent Growth Killers

Strategy Tinkering at the Top

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Introducing the 7 Silent Growth Killers

Reckless Attempts at Growth

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Introducing the 7 Silent Growth Killers

Fumbled Strategic Acquisitions

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Introducing the 7 Silent Growth Killers

Operational Meltdown

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Introducing the 7 Silent Growth Killers

The Liquidity Crash

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Introducing the 7 Silent Growth Killers

Tolerating Dysfunctional Leaders

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Tolerating Dysfunctional Leaders

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Silent Growth Killer #7

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Struck by the Lightning Catcher (p 162)Silent Growth Killer #7

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1. They are “indispensable”2. Leader hates confrontation3. Legal risk4. Firing and replacing is too hard5. It is mean, disloyal

Silent Growth Killer #7Fear and Misplaced Loyalty Hold us Back (p 166) Why We Outgrow Our Leadership Team (p 170)

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Silent Growth Killer #7

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Silent Growth Killer #7

Hub and Spokes Limits Growth at Midsize

CEO

Helper

Helper

Helper

Helper CEO

Leader

Leader

Leader

Leader

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Silent Growth Killer #7

“YOU LOSE THE BEST

WHEN YOU PROTECT. P 167” David Dutton

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Loyalty is only owed to:1. High performers2. Good leaders3. Good followers4. Strategic thinkers5. Idea generators6. Risk takers

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Loyalty Trap (p173)

Loyalty Bank Account Balance

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Silent Growth Killer #7

Incompetent or Corrosive: Both are Toxic (p173)

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Silent Growth Killer #7Evaluate Your Leadership Team (p 177)

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Silent Growth Killer #7Become A Leader Without Portfolio (p178)

Dan Warmenhoven

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Silent Growth Killer #7

Bias for Action: Repair or Replace (p 180)

Repair only if:• They’re hungry to change• They’re capable of change• Mentoring can succeed.

Tolerating Dysfunctional Leaders

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Silent Growth Killer #7

Melanie Dulbecco

IF YOU MISPLACEYOUR LOYALTY, YOU BECOME

DYSFUNCTIONAL.

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Becoming a MightyMidsized Company

LeadershipInfrastructureAt Work

Join the ConversationMy column on Forbes:www.forbes.com/sites/robertsher/

On Harvard Business Review:blogs.hbr.org/robert-sher/

Take the self-assessments: www.ceotoceo.biz/mightytools.html

Twitter: #MakeItMighty @RobertSher

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