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Leaders' 'Indispensability Delusion' Harms Causes, Cites Ginsburg and Biden

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The article discusses the "indispensability delusion" where leaders, believing their continued presence is essential, fail to step down at the opportune moment, ultimately harming the causes they champion. It uses Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Joe Biden as examples, arguing that Ginsburg's decision to remain on the Supreme Court past a critical juncture allowed Donald Trump to appoint Amy Coney Barrett, who was instrumental in overturning Roe v. Wade. Similarly, Joe Biden's prolonged insistence on running for re-election, despite evidence suggesting he was not the best candidate to defeat Trump, limited his party's options for a successor. AI

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Leaders' 'Indispensability Delusion' Harms Causes, Cites Ginsburg and Biden

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Michael Sonnenfeldt ·

    Ginsburg and Biden’s blind spot: when leaders don’t know when to leave

    George Washington believed it too, then walked away twice. Ginsburg and Biden believed it, and didn't.

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