Being a star performer usually leads to rapid advancement up the career ladder. But a star performer doesn't always make a great leader. Why? Pal and fellow biz book author Raj Setty outlines 7 top reasons for this from different skill sets to limiting employees' growth to being uncomfortable out of the spotlight. But by addressing these issues, a star performer can indeed become an effective leader and create more star performers. Check out Raj's great post here.

Some good tips of what not to do :) thanks for that. I manager half a dozen people, and more than once have probably fallen into one of those listed above.
Posted by: Channel Manager | September 26, 2011 at 07:47 PM
The spotlight can be very critical in molding someone with potential into becoming great.
Posted by: corporate leadership training | September 28, 2011 at 10:20 AM
These are good points to consider, they become very important when you need to lead a huge team which will in turn provide great results.
Posted by: delivery jobs | October 03, 2011 at 07:19 AM
These are good points to consider, they become very important when you need to lead a huge team which will in turn provide great results.
Posted by: delivery jobs | October 03, 2011 at 07:20 AM
Well, thanks! I think this can really help me avoid some big pitfalls.
Posted by: Teamwork In The Workplace | October 03, 2011 at 09:50 AM
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Posted by: Angela | December 07, 2011 at 09:58 AM