# The Most Common Type of Incompetent Leader

<https://hbr.org/2018/03/the-most-common-type-of-incompetent-leader>

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## What Jamie wrote

This is an important read. 👓

> Absentee leaders are people in leadership roles who are psychologically absent from them. They were promoted into management, and enjoy the privileges and rewards of a leadership role, but avoid meaningful involvement with their teams.

This is why you your personal engagement as a leader is so important. If you are not engaged, you **cannot** possibly be a leader. If you ever feel disconnected from the mission of your work, as a leader you should step aside.

## Facts

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## Appears in

- [WT48: Weekly Thing #48 / Apr 7, 2018](https://weekly.thingelstad.com/archive/48/), Business

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