Recent articles on leadership from around the web…

• An MBA is not Preparation for Leadership
  While demand for MBAs continues to soar, the usefulness of the degree is coming into question. “Less than a quarter of US executives felt that an M.B.A. provided excellent and adequate preparation for a leadership position.”
• The Pathological Leader
  Part of what makes The Office so funny is that it’s at least a little bit true. Sooner or later, we’ll all come across a boss that is narcissistic, clueless, and completely out of touch. As the New York Magazine shows us, it turns out that that very clueless narcissism may be the very personality trait that propels the jerk up the corporate ladder. “The narcissist believes that it’s his natural right to be the boss.”
• Check Your Boss’s References
  Thinking about taking a new job and want to know if your new boss is a pathological leader driven up the ladder by their narcissism? Guy Kawasaki shows us how we can use LinkedIn to do a reference check on a potential boss.
• The 10 Worst Corporate Policies
  We’re often told about the best companies to work for, but competition for the ‘worst companies to work for’ is too fierce to begin to tackle a top 10 list. Instead, Liz Ryan gives us the 10 worst corporate practices.

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