Category: Transformation

Two Types of Leadership Action

In a recent con­ver­sa­tion with an exec­u­tive I found myself explain­ing the dif­fer­ence between what I spon­ta­neous­ly called “Type I” and “Type II” lead­er­ship action. Type I is when a leader inquires infor­mal­ly about the expe­ri­ence of peo­ple, say over a cup of cof­fee or part of hall talk, wel­comes a gen­uine­ly open exchange, learns… Con­tin­ue read­ing Two Types of Lead­er­ship Action

The Future of Generative Organizations

It’s often said that orga­ni­za­tions of the future will be flat­ter and less hier­ar­chi­cal, orga­nized as net­works and accord­ing to the prin­ci­ples of self-man­age­­ment. But that can’t hap­pen with­out a fun­da­men­tal shift in per­spec­tive even more basic — from com­pet­i­tive to gen­er­a­tive orga­ni­za­tions. Com­pet­i­tive orga­ni­za­tions are ones that define their edge strate­gi­cal­ly over oth­er orga­ni­za­tions,… Con­tin­ue read­ing The Future of Gen­er­a­tive Organizations

Why Talk About Leadership?

After read­ing Steven Den­ning’s arti­cle, “The Sur­pris­ing Rea­sons Why Amer­i­ca Lost Its Abil­i­ty To Com­pete,” based on his reac­tions to a Har­vard study, my first thought was about the need to dis­cuss lead­er­ship. Please take a look at the arti­cle and study for your­self if you are able. The gist of Den­ning’s piece is that… Con­tin­ue read­ing Why Talk About Leadership?