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This SmartBlog on Leadership article polls 12 successful entrepreneurs to find out what bad habit, when kicked, improved their leadership. Here are a examples of their responses:

Using my cellphone

I gave up my cellphone three years ago after realizing it was a huge distraction. Not having one was a great filtering process for only talking to people who could move business forward. I’ve recently received a new cellphone as the business has evolved to the point where I don’t have to work as hard as I used to, but I’d suggest the same for any entrepreneur who needs to de-clutter life. — Liam Martin, Staff.com

Having an ego

Ego can kill a company’s potential faster than anything else. By ditching your ego early on and empowering your co-founders to do the same, you gain a culture of better listeners, more receptive managers and more rational decision-makers. Think of it like a baby: if parents refused to do the dirty work, admit their mistakes or delegate tasks to better-suited people, the child wouldn’t thrive. —Heidi Allstop, Spill

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