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Episode 77: When Good Leaders Become Bad Mentors
What happens when your protégé finally becomes exactly what you've been trying to develop...and you don't like the result?
This week on Reel Leadership, Sean Genovese and Mariam Laes examine Parks and Recreation Season 5, Episode 7 ("Leslie vs. April"), where Leslie Knope discovers that mentoring someone is much easier than watching them become your equal.
Together they explore succession planning, leadership ego, motivation, organizational alignment, and why the best mentors celebrate ideas—even when those ideas aren't their own.
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