The expression ‘lead by example’ has been proven even more important, after fresh research has shown that middle managers copy their bosses’ bad behaviour.
Researchers at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam and Cambridge University have undertaken five studies that show that middle managers copy the behaviour of their bosses, at least if they have offices close to each other.
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