Leadership Blog
In our last segment, we pointed out how a chameleon leader may come across as a wise and discerning person, when in reality, a chameleon leader is flexible to a fault, making inappropriate...
Beware the leader too smart to be wise.
What is a Diminisher?
Author and consultant Liz Wiseman’s book, Multipliers, features two distinct and contrasting types of...
Were you able to read our recent information on The Wooddenheaded Affliction in leadership? If not, take a minute to read it here, and then read below to learn about the Woodenheaded...
" The greatest of sins is to be conscious of none. "
Introduction.
What is Woodenheadedness? In The March of Folly: From Troy to Viet Nam, historian Barbara Tuchman describes human...
We hope you have been following along in our series of The Impact of Reality-Editing Leaders. If you have not had a chance to read Part I, do so now, prior to reading this conclusion.
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" Human kind cannot bear very much reality. "
What is Reality Editing?
Reality editing is the process of
reframing, reconfiguring or “spinning” the...
In our previous blog, we discussed how toxic leaders operate in a world of scarcity, thinking he or she is in constant danger of lacking scarce, precious resources like power, recognition or...
Continuing our discussion about The Alpha Affliction, we recall that afflicted top leaders – those lacking emotional maturity and prone to destructive narcissism- use their...
We’ve all heard of the Alpha Male. It may not surprise you to discover that about 70% of senior business executives are alpha males. What may surprise you is what alpha males can can do...
I charge thee, fling away ambition: by that sin fell the angels—Shakespeare, King Henry the VIII
Organizations place leaders on a pedestal and hand them a megaphone. They give them...
Jumping right back into the fuel of leadership affliction, we are finishing our discussion on unchecked power. No, the mere possession of power does not necessarily lead to its abuse.
While...