The Accountable Role Of Followers In The Leadership Process
Where does leadership play out? It’s in the minds and hearts of followers. Followers make leaders. Yet, no training exists on the... Read More
Quantifying The Power Of Lies Over Truth In The Digital Age
Posted on16 Apr 2018
Tagsgossip, Holy Bible, internet, Leadership - The Secret Series, lying, Mahatma Gandhi, social media, sycophant, truth, truth-lies-car-analogy, Twitter
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Every day of the digital age yields great insights. It shows how people really behave. They say one thing, but do another.... Read More
With More Power Less Thinking Occurs?
Posted on22 Jan 2015
Tagscompetence, confidence, decision-making process, empathy, Forbes, leadership, Leadership - The Secret Series, leadership dark side, power, risk, thinking process
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Life gives all forces good and bad aspects. Breathing gives life. It also causes aging. Gravity prevents us from flying. It allows... Read More
With More Power Less Empathy
Posted on08 Jan 2015
Tagsauthority, brain, charity, diversity, homophily, hubris, leadership, Leadership - The Secret Series, leadership dark side, NPR, power, prejudice, Star Wars, The Atlantic, The Economist, White House
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Leadership programs tend to paint a Pollyanna picture of leadership. When leaders go awry, they like to say, “That is not leadership,”... Read More
Leadership’s Secret Physical Characteristics
Posted on16 Oct 2014
Tagsaffect, decisions, Influence, leader as actor, leadership, Leadership - The Secret Series, physical, subliminity, The Economist, voice
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This Secret to Leadership Series began by stating leadership is an affect, an emotional influence that moves group members to action. It’s... Read More
Leadership, The Secret (Pt 9): Problems Defining & Studying
Posted on10 Jul 2014
TagsAnne Lamminpää, Capgemini, definitions, Greger Wikstand, Harri Vainio, health, Jaana Kuoppala, Juha Liira, leadership, Leadership - The Secret Series, Performance, Twitter
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Greger Wikstand, a Capgemini consultant (plus much more), and I exchanged Tweets on my post, “Leadership, The Secret (Pt 6): Scientifically Unproven.”... Read More
Leadership, The Secret (Pt 8): Top Rule Violator
We often have idealized visions of leaders and leadership, treating them as universal goods where only bad people can make them bad.... Read More
Leadership, The Secret (Pt 7): Experts, Research & Beauty Contests
Leadership’s subjectivity and its unproven scientific status tempts us to rely heavily upon experts and their research to tell us what good... Read More
Leadership, The Secret (Pt 6): Scientifically Unproven
Posted on03 Feb 2014
Tagsdefinitions, emotions, leadership, Leadership - The Secret Series, prove, quality, Scientific Method, subjective, uncertainty
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A professor and I were discussing the effect of goals on employee performance. He was commenting that research shows they raise performance... Read More
Leadership, The Secret (Pt 5): Persona
Posted on16 Jan 2014
Tagsauthenticity, employees, leader as actor, leadership, Leadership - The Secret Series, military-leadership analogy, morale, objectivity, persona, strategy, subjective, symbolism, trust, vision
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Most leadership programs fail to consider a critical psychological phenomenon: persona. They believe that good visions, strategies, missions, execution and authenticity will... Read More