Warren Bennis in his classic book, Why Leaders Can’t Lead: The Unconscious Conspiracy Continues, discussed the forces that impact leaders and diminished their ability to lead. Bennis knew that the environment in which a leader operates impacts his or her ability to lead. A great leader in one setting may be totally ineffective in a… Continue reading Why Leaders Can’t Lead: The Demise of Talent
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Why Leaders Can’t Lead: The Dunning-Kruger Effect.
Warren Bennis in his classic book Why Leaders Can’t Lead: The Unconscious Conspiracy Continues, discussed the forces that e impacted leaders and diminished their ability to lead. One of the major forces was what Bennis called ominous societal trends. This article is an attempt to look at one of those societal trends that I adversely… Continue reading Why Leaders Can’t Lead: The Dunning-Kruger Effect.
Why Leaders Cannot Lead Revisited
In 1990 Warren Bennis wrote the following in his classic leadership book, Why Leaders Can’t Lead: The Unconscious Conspiracy Continues (Jossey-Bass Publishers). “In America today, it is harder than ever to lead. One of my favorite social barometers, the bumper sticker, corroborates this. There has been a resurgence lately of such exhortations as “Don’t Vote… Continue reading Why Leaders Cannot Lead Revisited
Leadership Nugget #13: Can Organizations Adapt Enough to Satisfy The Philosophy of Entitlement?
Quality and skill are becoming less important as more and more employees look for ease in the workplace. Consider the following research: 45 % of employees aspire to achieve work/life balance, which is more than double the number of employees that rank being the best at what they do (17 %) as their top career… Continue reading Leadership Nugget #13: Can Organizations Adapt Enough to Satisfy The Philosophy of Entitlement?
Leadership Nugget #11: Are You A Humble Leader?
“Leaders who rated themselves on the low end of 360-degree surveys received higher leadership effectiveness scores from their employees and colleagues. Indeed, the more they underrated themselves, the more highly they were perceived as leaders We assume this is caused by a combination of humility, high personal standards, and a continual striving to be better.… Continue reading Leadership Nugget #11: Are You A Humble Leader?
Leadership Nugget #10: Performance Management Is Failing Because Its Focuses On Performance, Not Outcomes!
“CEB research found that 86% of organizations had recently made significant changes to their performance management system, or were planning to. In 2014, a Deloitte survey found that 58% percent of companies surveyed did not think performance management was an effective use of time, and many media outlets jumped on the opportunity to air their… Continue reading Leadership Nugget #10: Performance Management Is Failing Because Its Focuses On Performance, Not Outcomes!
Leadership Nugget # 8: R.E.S.P.E.C.T. – How Do You Measure The Value Of A Leader?
How would you answer the question: “In your current or most recent job, do you think you could do a better job than your manager?” 4,800 people in a Monster.com survey responded, and 84% of them said, “Yes!” The belief of respondents that they could do a better job than their managers was a widespread… Continue reading Leadership Nugget # 8: R.E.S.P.E.C.T. – How Do You Measure The Value Of A Leader?
Leadership Nugget #7: Are You A Creative Leader?
According to a new study at The University of Texas at San Antonio, the key to a successful, creative leader is confidence. Ineffective or abusive leaders create stressful situations for their employees by humiliating them in front of others, playing favorites or not giving their subordinates proper credit for their work.Confident leaders inspire others to… Continue reading Leadership Nugget #7: Are You A Creative Leader?
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?
Leadership Nugget #3: Unpredictability Is Killing Your Workplace!
“62% of workers rate their jobs as highly stressful. The most common factor mentioned is unpredictability.” http://www.careercast.com/2016-job-stress-survey-results How does unpredictability impact the workplace? Consider a few sources of workplace unpredictability, each of which cause workers to ponder what will happen next rather than on producing high quality work. A. Expectations Source 1. What does success… Continue reading Leadership Nugget #3: Unpredictability Is Killing Your Workplace!