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Why powerful people fail to stop bad behavior by their underlings

  • Written by Jessica A. Kennedy, Assistant Professor of Management, Vanderbilt University
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Imagine you were recently promoted at work. You now command a higher salary, lead more people and control more of the organization’s resources. As such, you have more influence over strategy, more authority to hire and fire and more responsibility for your team’s outcomes....

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