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Jan 6, 2022Liked by Admired Leadership

If "the situation" was speaking when someone's life and/or health was on the line, it would have a calm, controlled, and assuring tenor. Any leader that wants to get the best out of their staff will treat them in a way that'll get the desired level of performance, not throw marbles under their feet.

If this surgeon worked at a place with a "no asshole" policy, he'd be gone. That he's still there and allowed to abuse the staff is a sign of weak leadership on the part of the hospital administration.

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As a proponent of Situational Leadership, SLII to be specific, I would modify the statement, "The best leaders steadfastly refuse to allow situations to dictate the style in which they engage others." Bad behavior is never appropriate but different situations often require different leadership styles. It is critical that leaders engage others with different styles depending on the situation... in an appropriate and respectful way, of course.

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