Shoddy Leadership Part 3: The Most Common Leadership Style Is Shortchanging Companies and Staff

This is Part 3 of the series: “Shoddy Workmanship: Why 90% Of Leaders Are Average Or Worse” updted from an article originally posted on LinkedIn. The Epidemic Of Average Leadership The most common leadership style is inhibiting the success of companies and diminishing the morale of employees. It is leadership that looks like a duck,… Continue reading Shoddy Leadership Part 3: The Most Common Leadership Style Is Shortchanging Companies and Staff

Shoddy Leadership Part 2: The Common Belief Behind The Three Worst Leadership Styles

If leadership were an organization it would rival cable companies and airlines in the degree of customer dissatisfaction. While leadership is in great disrepute to be fair, leadership is a difficult profession and evaluating it honestly leadership is not easy. First, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. If one person does not like… Continue reading Shoddy Leadership Part 2: The Common Belief Behind The Three Worst Leadership Styles

Leadership Nugget #4: Which Is The Better Decision Making Approach?

“German and American teams were assigned the task of reaching consensus on a complex task. The German groups generated 30% fewer possible solution statements than the American teams but more than twice as many statements focusing on various problems (i.e., inadequate information)”. Nale Lehmann-Willenbrock, University of Amsterdam So which is better? • Prefer clarity over… Continue reading Leadership Nugget #4: Which Is The Better Decision Making Approach?