The Power of the Other: The startling effect other people have on you, from the boardroom to the bedroom and beyond-and what to do about it

by Henry Cloud

Many people think their way up the ladder of success is to flatter their leaders. While this is a death trap for both, for the leader it is often a drug with an extra-strong appeal, and an extra-strong diminishing effect: it actually makes the leader dependent on the people he or she is leading.