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-How self-handicapping is used for impression management in the classroom and in business. 

-The progression of self-handicapping-uncertainty, excuses and expedient choices of leadership behavior, positive short-term outcomes from self-handicapping, reduced effort to learn and gain greater competence, obstacles to effective leadership with employees and customers, and ultimately, a bogged down organization. 

-Ways to integrate self-handicapping into traditional business and leadership courses and why it is so critical for the development of leaders. 

-To overcome self-handicapping, ways to build a culture of mastery-orientation in the classroom and in the organization. 

-The accomplishments of self-handicapping research to date, and the opportunities in the business/leadership literature for business-specific self-handicapping research.  Sample hypotheses and bibliography will be provided.