Warren Bennis on Self Invention and Authenticity in Leadership
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
— Leo Tolstoy
Leaders are often mentioned in…
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Leadership as More a Decision than Skill or Ability
The default way of looking at leadership ability is in terms of skill, style, or talent, which in turn drives…
Andy Grove on Balancing Top-down vs Bottom-up Approaches to Leadership
Ever wonder why that particular initiative of yours never got traction? Organizational politics kills more initiatives than people realize, and…
Gen. Stan McChrystal: The Leader as Gardener
How do you view your role of leader or manager? Is it as a chess master or a gardener?
The…
James MacGregor Burns on Self-Actualization, Self-Esteem and Effective Leadership
Can you teach leadership? What is the link between self-esteem, or the lack thereof, and effective leadership? What about Maslow&…
EQ vs IQ: Misled and Oversold on Emotional Intelligence
How important is emotional intelligence to your career and where does EQ stand relative to IQ?
Overestimating the importance of…
Creative Leaders vs Controlling Leaders
In his classic The Adult Learner, Malcolm Knowles makes the distinction between creative leaders and controlling ones. By understanding teams…
The Dark Side of Active Listening
We are being constantly told to be better communicators. As part of this push, courses and programs tell us to…
Singular Big Bet vs Multiple Small Bets-Two Contrasting Approaches to Strategy
In their book, Business Experimentation, Rob James and Jules Goddard highlight two approaches to strategy that are diametrically opposite to…
John Doerr on OKR Hygiene
A successful [OKR] system needs only to answer two questions:
1. Where do I want to go? (The answer provides…
Barbara Kellerman on the Blindspots of Leadership Courses and Programs
The leadership industry and its proponents (including yours truly) can almost come across as religious fanatics and preachers spreading the…
The Case for Naive Leaders over Clever, Sophisticated Ones
Being naive has a default negative connotation —ignorant, uninformed, incredulous, or even incompetent. One class of people who exclusively avoid…
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