Optimist, New York Times bestselling author of "Start with Why" and "The Infinite Game", and founder of The Optimism Company
Donna Higgins
2mo
I needed to hear that tonight, I completely agree! And always #startwithwhy 🥰
Errol Newsom
2mo
I can dig a little. If your a bad leader what is the draw to caring about who’s right?? Is it because you want to side with the winner? In siding with the winner you can always be right, rather than suffer for standing up for your ideals if there is back lash to being wrong, or the consensus saying your wrong? I think this idea is about playing it safe. Perhaps this person also needs more education. - let’s look at the good leaders idea….If your moral compass is always pointing ( to what you think ) is true north. Putting you into the right category… irrespective of back lash, fame, degradation. Doing what ( you think ) is right… well that doesn’t always get the popular vote. In my opinion standing on rock of morality and character can be the hardest thing you do ( standing up for any charged issue eapecially ). As a leader though it’s not just about what is right for you, it’s about what’s right for everyone, and because there are so many different camps, religions, beliefes, identies. The path of right is trickier now than it ever was. And their for the good leaders have to be stronger, and more thoughtful in ways than ever to navigate and fight for “what’s right”. I’m just digging into this idea a little.
Rali Dobrev
2mo
Bad leaders care about how to make themselves look right by making others look wrong. Good leaders will make others look right even at the expense of them looking wrong. Because a good leader will work for their team- mentor, train and inspire them so next time everyone gets it right.
Steve Hearsum
2mo
Like several others, I find the oversimplification and binary thinking here disappointing. That's before we get to the subjectivity of good and bad. Who gets to decide? Based on what assumptions? In what context? It is also evocative of totalitarian thinking, as those deemed 'bad' are regarded as surplus to requirements and to be excluded. Most whistleblowers could probably talk eloquently to the fallacies on show here. 'Thought leadership'? Methinks not.
Aurelian Mihai
2mo
Lipsa leadershipului politic,la nivel global,poate conduce omenirea către o nouă dictatură și cenzura a informațiilor.
𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐀𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐧
2mo
Bad leaders FOCUS more ON THEMSELVES than those around them. The bottom line is, bad leaders are BAD FOR BUSINESS, and they're. EVEN WORSE for their employees
Aimee Reiss
2mo
This is making an assumption that it is black and white, good vs bad? Everyone is human.
Scott David
2mo
This is also a great reminder that when there's a problem, focusing on who created the problem doesn't get you anywhere. Focusing on the problem itself, and working through it with your team, will get you to the solution. For leaders, it should be US (ourselves and our teams) against the problem - not me vs. the problem, or me vs. the person who made a mistake. When we come across any problem in our work or life, we should always be asking, how do we solve this together?
Ian McAteer
2mo
Indeed. Leadership is about doing the right thing - and sometimes - for all sorts of reasons - that can be very difficult. I know I have made many mistakes in my work life, some which still haunt me. One of the toughest things is to make the right decision when a) you feel you don't have all the facts - and know you can't get them, and b) when you are under time pressure. My mantra, which I try never to forget - is that leadership requires one to be courageous and never, ever, brush a problem under the carpet. In other words ignore it and hope it will go away. It won't. In fact it will fester, grow and then bite you. Especially if things aren't going well in a client relationship - by far the best thing is to confess and ask the client if you can talk about it. Our 6-monhtly client surveys generally give us lots of praise and kudos, which is nice. But what is far more valuable is when we get an unhappy client, who we had no idea was unhappy. We then have a chance to fix things. We talk, we apologise, we make changes, and we reset the relationship. Such a good feeling.
Managing Director, Brazil @ Equinix | 🌱Angel Investor | 📈Board Advisor
2moFocusing on the 'what' rather than the 'who' truly distinguishes exceptional leaders. It's about nurturing an environment where truth and integrity lead the way.