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Ish and Sacha discuss some of the worst leadership advice that can hinder effective problem solving and workplace dynamics.

Send us Fan Mail Episode 265 In this episode, Ish and Sacha unpack some of the worst leadership advice that often gets dressed up as wisdom. They start with the classic “don’t bring me problems, bring me solutions” and explore why that can shut down useful thinking if people haven’t properly defined the problem first. From there, they take aim at advice like “treat everyone the same,” “leave your emotions at the door,” “the customer is always right,” “never let them see you struggle,” “a good...

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Hosts: Ish, Sacha

Topics covered

• leadership advice
• problem solving
• emotional intelligence
• customer service
• workplace culture

Keywords

• leadership
• advice
• problems
• solutions
• emotions
• customer
• workplace

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