When we think of leading by example, we envision managers showing team members what they stand for. This is because we restrict leadership to people in managerial positions. But other ways of leading by example cast leadership in an entirely different light. Read the rest of this entry »
My article on heroic leadership was in the Ivey Business School Journal Online, Jan/Feb 2010 and, I am pleased to say, it has been reprinted by the prestigious Economist magazine in their Economist Intelligence Unit . See their reprint here under “Latest Management Thinking” — the first article: “the best of both” – http://viewswire.eiu.com/index.asp?layout=homePubTypeEB
Why is it such a struggle to separate leadership from management? Why do some not even bother, thus using the terms interchangeably? Is there a way out of this impasse? And, if so, what difference would it make? Read the rest of this entry »
Julian Birkinshaw’s desire to reinvent management is to be applauded. His article, “Reinventing Management” in the Jan/Feb 2010 issue of Ivey Business Journal Online is a welcome beginning, a useful start to a dialogue that urgently demands high profile attention. Read the rest of this entry »
Our efforts to define leadership are like the proverbial blind men trying to understand an elephant by merely feeling its trunk. Our grasp of leadership is just as narrowly limited to what it means to occupy an executive role or be in charge of a group. Read the rest of this entry »
Is a general theory of leadership possible? Not if we focus on what it means to occupy an executive role or even to be in charge of a group. Why? Because other forms of leadership are left out, such as market leadership and being in the lead in sports. Even leading by example doesn’t fit the conventional model. Read the rest of this entry »
Many say that leadership is a relationship because you can’t lead without followers. The very meaning of leadership, to some, is a relationship between leader and led. Naturally, if you visualize what it means to be a team leader, this idea seems to make sense. But can people not follow dead leaders? Read the rest of this entry »
Here are 7 totally diverse types of leadership? Do you see any feature shared by all of them?
* A new customer service associate with higher standards sets an example that others follow.
* A front-line innovator promotes a new product successfully to senior management. Read the rest of this entry »
Many people share an ideal leader image. Among other traits, the ideal leader has vision, charisma, integrity, emotional intelligence, an inspiring delivery and sterling character. Popular examples of such leaders include chief executives, heads of state and other larger-than-life heroes. Read the rest of this entry »
How can you show leadership today and everyday, even in some small way? This is not about rising to a “leadership position” or even “taking charge” of a group for a brief period of time. To show leadership, you simply need to promote a new direction. It can be as simple as making a suggestion for a better way of working, a new product, a change to an existing service or an improved process. Read the rest of this entry »