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 access to “hard” organizational resources (capital, tools, perso ...
The Root Of Leadership Affliction Series: Destructive Vs. Constructive Narcissism
If you are just joining us in our “Root of Leadership Affliction” series, we are now deep into our discussion on destruction narcissism and power. Recognizing the Difference: Constructive vs. Destructive Narcissism. ...
The Root Of Leadership Affliction: Destructive Narcissism & Power
Narcissism Explored. In popular usage, the term narcissist refers to people whose aspirations, judgments, and decisions are shaped by an unhealthy sense of self, typified by arrogance and self-absorption. Narcissists pursue their own ambition and ...
The Root Of Leadership Affliction: How Exceptional Leaders Handle Emotions
In our ongoing discussion on exceptional leadership, we are taking a close look at leaders’ emotions in the workplace. In our last blog, we discussed leaders with emotional immaturity, and the contrast of leaders who le ...
The Root Of Leadership Affliction: A Study Of Emotions
To become better leaders, it is often helpful to look at others successes, as well as their downfalls. Looking at the root of leadership affliction brings us to a study of emotions. Today we will take a look at how emotional dynamics impact leadershi ...
Six Top Top Leadership Afflictions
Every day, all over the world, organizations, even good organizations, rid themselves of one afflicted leader, only to hire the next. Why is this? In our new blog series on Leadership Afflictions, we will stud ...
Top Leader Affliction Series!
Today we introduce a new series, titled “Top Leader Afflictions”. I choose the title for two reasons. First, an affliction is a state of pain, distress or misery. We will explore a set of afflictions—painful “maladies” or “diseases” common to indivi ...
Leading In The Shadow – Part 3
It is imperative that leaders embrace a stance of “realistic hope.” By way of realism, this means embracing the inherent difficulty of life and leadership, knowing that we live in a fallen world full of Shadows. Leaders should expect the forces o ...
Leading In The Shadow: Accomplishments That Last – Part 2
In our last blog (Part 1 of Leading in the Shadow), we ended with the poem, The Hollow Men, by T.S. Eliot, beginning with the fifth movement.Here we go around the prickly pear, Prickly pear prickly pear, Here we go around the prickly pear, At five o’ ...
Leading In The Shadow: Accomplishments That Last
LEADING IN THE SHADOW: ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT LAST Leading in the Shadow – Reflections on the Inherent Difficulty of Getting Anything of Lasting Value AccomplishedLife is hard. And if life is hard, it follows thatleadership is doubly difficult.A be ...