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How to lead after a popular but incompetent leader

My predecessor was beloved by the team but ran the department into the ground financially and now I have to make unpopular changes while being compared to someone who was nice but ineffective.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Following someone who prioritized likability over results requires the courage to be disliked in service of necessary change.

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