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It continues to surprise me how many people end up in leadership positions while they lack the necessary people skills. They rise through the ranks through cultivation, manipulation, or office politics, or simply with the passage of time. Once in charge of a department, they lack the ability to give direction, build a cohesive team, and motivate people. Rather than charting a course toward achievement of the organization’s goals, they set out to control every