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Leaders make this mistake all the time. They confuse a maverick with a calculator. A maverick asks hard questions. Challenges assumptions. Pushes for better ideas. They can be frustrating because they don’t automatically agree with everyone else in the room. Their loyalty isn’t to their own comfort; it’s to the mission. They want the organization to improve, even when that means making people uncomfortable. A calculator is different. Calculators are always keeping score. Every conversation…
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