Once leaders embrace the role of coach, they realize the weight of leadership is now balanced between themselves and their direct reports.

Kenneth H. Blanchard
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The leader's role as a coach is often overlooked. Leaders must learn to coach themselves and their direct reports so that information can be used to make decisions.

Source: Collaboration Begins With You: Be A Silo Buster

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