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5 bad habits that snare new leaders

New bosses struggling to obtain quick wins are prone to focus too much on detail, react badly to criticism, bully, micromanage and make snap judgments, a survey of 5,400 new leaders and their managers found. "In some cases, they manage to get the outcome they were seeking in a narrow sense, but the process isn't pretty, the fallout is toxic, and their ability to lead is compromised," say the authors of this report.

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