Meeting The Need For Transforming Leadership
In his book, “Leadership” the Pulitzer Prize winning author, James MacGregor Burns defines leadership as, “The reciprocal process of mobilizing, by persons with certain motives … Read more
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Truth, Trust & True Leadership
“At any level of management, you took the job knowing that the role put you in charge and on the hot seat for every success … Read more
The Secret to Successful Change
I was shocked! And slightly disappointed in myself. In hindsight perhaps I shouldn’t have been, but I was – even though I suspect change professionals … Read more
Why Employee Engagement Efforts Are Failing
It’s quite remarkable! In a world of incessant change it is a barometer of consistency. It never seems to change. Recent surveys indicate employee disengagement … Read more
Unlocking Leadership
More than this, though, we have to stop incentivising on the basis of performance. This emphasis on performance distracts while driving and distorting all our reward systems. It inverts the order of this model and means, even at the highest level, that managing becomes more important than leading. Furthermore, if this is not bad enough, it also breeds competition amongst the employees and so builds silos, dilutes synergy and destroys organisational integrity.
You really do not have to look any further to unlock leadership.