A good leader is always willing to do the dirty work. He'll sweep out the store if that's what's required to make a project succeed. If everyone on the team has to make a sacrifice, he'll set an example for others to follow.
Leadership is a diverse topic, and there is an enormous literature that surrounds it. Social media abounds with “insights”, to the extent that I have recently begun reflecting on what I have learnt about leading over the last 30 years in the work force. Not much seems to be new!! Shaun Coffey is interested in future making and institutional building. He is an agricultural scientist who tries to integrate fragmented and sector-specific technical and scientific knowledge to address the wicked problems that characterise the real world.
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Here is a little story from one of my favourite leadership practitioners, Max De Pree, that reminds us that what a leader does is importa...
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From today I will be posting on a new site Please link to the new site at http://shauncoffey.blog/
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I have mulled over this post by Thierry de Baillon and Ralph Ohr for some time - see : Business Model Innovation as Wicked Problem | Sonn...