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 ...
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 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,” ...
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 ...
"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 ...
In our previous blog, we discussed how toxic leaders operate in a world of scarcity, thinking he or she is in constant danger of lacking scarce, precious resources like power, recognition or affirmation, creating self-centeredness. We also discussed ...
"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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
Jumping right back into the fuel of leadership affliction, we are finishing our discussion on unchecked power. No, the mere possession of power does not necessarily lead to its abuse.While power doesn’t necessarily corrupt, it does, to Barber’s point ...
