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What traits come to mind when you think of superheroes? (strong, selfless, honest, caring, moral…?) What do superheroes actually do with these traits? What’s their purpose? Don’t be a hero. Be a leader! Of course, heroes save the day. They ride into town (wearing a white hat), shoot the bad . . . → Read More: Kill the Hero. Be A Leader. As I recently drove from Yale to a friend’s home in CT, my mind wandered to conversation I had with a colleague. She had asked me a wonderful and provocative question: How is your leadership approach (eXpansive Leadership Model – XLM) better than all the others? After all, there are many leadership models and . . . → Read More: “How Is Your Leadership Approach Better?”  2 comments - (Comments are closed)  Apply the XLM, Commanding embrace ambiguity and paradox, Leadership, Leading managing paradox, Managing paradox, XLM It is not the strongest that survive, it is the most agile. Agility is the ability to respond flexibly to a rapidly changing environment. The essence of the eXpansive Leadership Model is agility (XLM) . . . → Read More: How eXpansive a Leader Are You? One comment - (Comments are closed) Commanding embrace ambiguity and paradox, expansive, Leadership general, Leading managing paradox, XLM Everyone cheered when Randy was promoted to lead the new business unit. Senior executives applauded his strategic, innovative and collaborative skills. His boss was pleased with his performance in the new position, until… Sales slipped and tough decisions needed to be made. That’s when troubling signs of Randy’s “lopsided leadership” surfaced. He was slow . . . → Read More: Crimes We Commit Against Our Careers! One comment - (Comments are closed) Apply the XLM, Coaching, Commanding embrace ambiguity and paradox, leadership career, Leadership general, Leading managing paradox, XLM The Four Fundamental Leadership Styles In a previous post, we discussed the four fundamental leadership styles that help leaders think about the primary dimensions of leadership – daily tasks and interactions (Rational, Visionary, Commanding, and Empowering; seen here). We pointed out that how well you think about issues is crucial because the quality of . . . → Read More: From Leadership Styles to Core Competencies |
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