A good hack for leadership and life: Study the jerks. Then, purge them from your life.
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A good hack for leadership and life: Study the jerks, the people who do the wrong things for the wrong reasons, and do the opposite. Then, purge them from your life. It’s easy to be inspired by acts of great heroism or actions. But, many of my defining memories often come from witnessing baffling or bad human behavior.
In fact, at Axios, we made being routinely self-centered, petty or mean a fast fireable offense. In making this clear in words and actions, we have mostly eliminated the mischief-making and back-biting all of us witness at school, work and relationships.Any bad habit in a group or company can be traced to someone at the very top. You see this at schools, jobs and on sports teams.
Good bosses, company and friends are everywhere. Live life in perpetual pursuit of them. Purge the others.This article appeared first in Axios Finish Line, a new newsletter in the Axios Daily Essentials package.
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