The successful enterprise requires the exercise of leadership. Why? Because such an enterprise needs to be able to adapt, and adaption depends on the exercise of leadership. Simple? Yes and no.
Yes: because the exercise of leadership is in no way mysterious, or something understood and practised by great, or ‘extraordinary’ leaders. Instead, it can be practised [...]
Archive for July, 2009
The Exercise of Leadership and the Successful Enterprise
Posted in Business, Leadership, Sustainability, leaders, learning, management on July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Summer of 2009 (British Isles)
Posted in environment on July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It rained and it rained and rained and rained. The average fall was well maintained.
And when the tracks were simply bogs, it started raining cats and dogs.
After a drought of half an hour, we had a most refreshing summer shower
and then the most curious thing of all a gentle rain began to fall.
Next day was [...]
The Myth and Danger of the Powerful Leader
Posted in Business, Government, leaders, management on July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There are no leaders, or managers, without personal frailty or imperfections.
One of the crucial issues confronting organizations, and indeed societies, is the nature of the association between management and employees, between leaders and lead. At the centre of this linkage is the issue of power and control. Unhappily, as leaders gain power and influence all too [...]
