Not So Lonely At The Top?: An Exploratory Study Of The Multiple Commitments Of Aspiring Leaders
Leadership is often viewed as a lonely endeavor, as this quote exemplifies. Leaders are frequently perceived as standing “alone” at the top of the hierarchy. Drive and sustained commitment have been linked to the attainment of leadership positions (McClelland & Boyatzis, 1982), findings that a...
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| description | Leadership is often viewed as a lonely endeavor, as this quote exemplifies. Leaders are frequently
perceived as standing “alone” at the top of the hierarchy. Drive and sustained commitment have been
linked to the attainment of leadership positions (McClelland & Boyatzis, 1982), findings that are
corroborated by the many public and private sector leaders who have described the years of intense
work, perseverance, and sacrifice that led to their success. Traveling the path to career success and leadership
positions can come at the expense of developing rewarding relationships with friends and family
(e.g., Hewlett, 2002). |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/559542019-04-11T10:16:35Z Not So Lonely At The Top?: An Exploratory Study Of The Multiple Commitments Of Aspiring Leaders Pittinsky, Todd L. Welle, Brian cpl hks kennedy school leadership commitment aspiring leader career promotion lonely Leadership is often viewed as a lonely endeavor, as this quote exemplifies. Leaders are frequently perceived as standing “alone” at the top of the hierarchy. Drive and sustained commitment have been linked to the attainment of leadership positions (McClelland & Boyatzis, 1982), findings that are corroborated by the many public and private sector leaders who have described the years of intense work, perseverance, and sacrifice that led to their success. Traveling the path to career success and leadership positions can come at the expense of developing rewarding relationships with friends and family (e.g., Hewlett, 2002). 2010-06-21T16:34:23Z 2010-06-21T16:34:23Z 2006-01-10 Working Paper http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/55954 en_US Center for Public Leadership Working Paper Series;06-10 Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ application/pdf Center for Public Leadership |
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| title | Not So Lonely At The Top?: An Exploratory Study Of The Multiple Commitments Of Aspiring Leaders |
| title_full | Not So Lonely At The Top?: An Exploratory Study Of The Multiple Commitments Of Aspiring Leaders |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Not So Lonely At The Top?: An Exploratory Study Of The Multiple Commitments Of Aspiring Leaders |
| title_short | Not So Lonely At The Top?: An Exploratory Study Of The Multiple Commitments Of Aspiring Leaders |
| title_sort | not so lonely at the top an exploratory study of the multiple commitments of aspiring leaders |
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