Lonely CEOs need to reconnect with their teams

Lonely CEOs need to reconnect with their teams | Learn how to use the 3 types of workplace power | Ditch your 5-year plan for an adaptive approach Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( May 19, 2021 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE](  [] Leading Edge [] [Lonely CEOs need to reconnect with their teams]( Being CEO can be a lonely job, with no manager to give "specific and genuine appreciation -- and correction," and too many CEOs turn to their board, their family or to inappropriate workplace relationships to meet this need, writes Patrick Lencioni. Instead, CEOs need to turn to their executive team for these needs, knowing that they can build stronger relationships "with the proper mix of vulnerability, authority and maturity." 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