Big Ls and Little ls …… the leadership mystery solved
Folks, we’ve had a lot of talk on this show. Steve Farber and Wally Bock actually got a little testy over exactly what a leader is, if you’ll recall. In my latest Management Issues column, I tried to solve the conundrum with the usual mixed results. You can read the full article here.
Basically, it boils down to the fact that there are Leaders (those in positions ahead of us) and leaders (those who exhibit the traits of leadership). They sound the same, but too often they’re not.
Essentially:
- Leaders don’t necessarily lead
- leaders aren’t necessarily Leaders
- Leadership sometimes shows leadership but sometimes doesn’t and there isn’t a lot you can say or do
- leadership doesn’t only reside in the Leadership
By the way, this all came about as part of an interview for the other podcast I do on behalf of Management Issues; The Working Week. It’s a short snappy show and this week’s interview with Chetan Dhruve is a good one.
Nice to be back. Hope you’re enjoying the 100th episode.