When leaders exercise authority where they lack competency, they undermine the organization’s efficiency. Watch the full session on my YouTube and learn how to unlock the power of focus. Link in bio.
instagram.comWhen a distinction is made between “authority and technical problems” on the one hand and “leadership and adaptive challenges” on the other, the issue becomes less a matter of personal power—who has it and how they wield it—and shifts to making progress on difficult issues.
Sharon Daloz Parks • Leadership Can Be Taught: A Bold Approach for a Complex World
In discussing what makes a leader, Eric emphasizes the importance of mastering one skill or area before branching out to other areas.
David M. Rubenstein • How to Lead: Wisdom from the World's Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers
Corporations tend to collect activities that they do not have the competence or even the inclination to run well.
Russell Ackoff • A Lifetime of Systems Thinking
As a leader, this should leave you with the following questions about your own organization and social circuitry: In performance, are difficulties, glitches, deviations, and departures called out once seen, swarmed to be contained (stabilized), and solved? And are the lessons learned shared and otherwise systematized for future use?