Elevating What Works

Elevating What Works

Good Leaders Do This

Risk Being Unpopular

Lesson 5 of 5 in Creativity and Courage

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Ben Baran
May 23, 2025
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What This Means

Good leaders are courageous, and a big part of that practically means that they risk being unpopular.

Courage involves an intentional act, something that you think about beforehand. It’s something that is in some way risky for you, but your motivation is noble. You might be afraid, but you do it anyway.

Most humans need others to like them,…

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