Don’t Call Me That.
We’ve made “leader”, without decision-making authority, into a kind of compliment, something seemingly above the practitioner, contributor, advisor, expert or influencer.
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The Leadership Lie to Leave Behind in 2021
Bill Gates and Steve Jobs and later “Zuck” are legendary founders and leaders. And it’s true, the founder can be an intangible value if they are good at it, which these folks were. Their cult of success soon led to numerous consultants and authors trying (successfully) to convince us that the next Gates and Jobs
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Failure Today is from a Failure to Innovate
No question businesses and organizations are hurting from the COVID crisis and the economic fallout. Some far worse than others. But hurting should be expected and rightfully blamed on the current situation but hurting is temporary like all pain. Failing altogether is not. The blame for failure falls squarely on an inability to innovate, to
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Social Leadership: Encourage, Support or Model? Pick One.
Three ways leadership can advance social in their organization are through encouragement, support, or modeling. Let’s say if you have to have leadership pick only one, which would it be? I’d argue it’s modeling. Here’s why. By the very connotation of the word, Leader, Leaders lead the way. They go first. They don’t direct, they
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Every Leader is a Follower Too
Let’s be honest, when people say “leader” they really mean manager or someone in the c-suite. Next, people think if these folks could become better listeners, build trust, reveal their failures, do the thing and everyone will follow, etc. then the trickle-down cultural effect will be amazing. Well, it’s not. Like you, I’ve been reading
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