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Avoidance-Based Leadership: Why Leaders Struggle to Deal with Crisis—and How to Break the Cycle
Sharon Podobnik Peterson Sharon Podobnik Peterson

Avoidance-Based Leadership: Why Leaders Struggle to Deal with Crisis—and How to Break the Cycle

What we ignore today becomes the crisis we must face tomorrow. Avoidance-based leadership is the silent killer of organizational trust, innovation, and progress. When leaders freeze, deflect, or sidestep difficult conversations, they erode credibility, weaken culture, and allow dysfunction to fester. Every action--and inaction--shapes culture. What are you creating?

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