Beware the leader too smart to be wise. What is a Diminisher? Author and consultant Liz Wiseman’s book, Multipliers, features two distinct and contrasting types of leaders; multipliers and diminishers. Multipliers are strong and ca ...
The Woodenhead Affliction In Action
Were you able to read our recent information on The Wooddenheaded Affliction in leadership? If not, take a minute to read it here, and then read below to learn about the Woodenheaded Affliction in action A tragic example. General Douglas Hai ...
The Woodenhead Affliction
"The greatest of sins is to be conscious of none." Introduction. What is Woodenheadedness? In The March of Folly: From Troy to Viet Nam, historian Barbara Tuchman describes human history as the “unfolding of miscalculation,” ...
The Impact Of Reality-Editing Leaders
We hope you have been following along in our series of The Impact of Reality-Editing Leaders. If you have not had a chance to read Part I, do so now, prior to reading this conclusion. Strategies of Reality-Editing Lead ...
The Reality-Editing Affliction
"Human kind cannot bear very much reality.” T. S. Eliot What is Reality Editing? Reality editing is the process ofreframing, reconfiguring or “spinning” the “facts” such that they support a p ...
The Toxic Affliction
"Nothing grows under the giant banyan tree.” —Indian proverb Introduction: When Plants Compete We don’t think of plants as competitive in the same way as animals or ...
The Alpha Affliction In The Organization
Continuing our discussion about The Alpha Affliction, we recall that afflicted top leaders - those lacking emotional maturity and prone to destructive narcissism- use their personal and organizational assets to afflict, rather than serve the interest ...
The Alpha Affliction
We’ve all heard of the Alpha Male. It may not surprise you to discover that about 70% of senior business executives are alpha males. What may surprise you is what alpha males can can do to your organization, if left to their own devises. ...
The Fuel Of Leadership Affliction: Unchecked Power
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: 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 ...