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The Eight Paradoxes of Great Leadership

Master the surprising tensions that define today’s best leaders—and turn contradiction into strength.
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Next-generation leaders embrace contradictions that confuse traditional managers – The Eight Paradoxes by Tim Elmore reveals counterintuitive leadership wisdom. This comprehensive leadership paradoxes summary and key principles explain: • Confident Humility - Lead with strength while admitting you don't have all answers • Leveraged Weakness - Turn vulnerabilities into connection points with teams • Relaxed Intentionality - Stay focused on outcomes while flexible on methods • Selfish Altruism - Serve others to ultimately achieve your vision The hidden gem: Elmore's research shows paradoxical leaders engage teams 3x more effectively than binary thinkers. Master your Click.Apply.Grow™ paradoxes: Identify which paradox challenges you most. Practice holding opposites simultaneously. Model paradoxical thinking daily. Leaders embracing paradoxes achieve higher emotional intelligence scores and build stronger multigenerational teams. Both/and beats either/or always.

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About the Author

Tim Elmore is Growing Leaders CEO who has spoken to 500,000+ students across hundreds of campuses about generational leadership.

Founded nonprofit developing emerging leaders. Spoke at Stanford, Duke, LSU, hundreds more. Trained Texas, Miami, Alabama, Ohio State athletics. Washington DC government training provider. Wall Street Journal, Forbes, CNN featured expert. Seven books on generational differences. Global speaker across 30+ countries.

2025 relevance: As five generations work together for first time, Elmore's frameworks prevent generational conflicts.

His habitudes curriculum transforms how generations understand each other. Organizations using Elmore's approach report 50% better intergenerational collaboration and 30% lower age-related turnover.

The generation translator bridging Boomers to Gen Alpha.

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