The second path to curiosity for leadership is to view things from another person's perspective. It's a common pitfall not to do this. In a recent coaching conversation, a manger was telling me about ...
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The Leadership of Letting Go, Part 8
Managers have answers; leaders ask questions. Lawyers only ask a question (in court) when they already know the answer; leaders ask questions to which they don't have the answer. They are curious. This curiosity pays dividends. By asking ...
The Leadership of Letting Go, Intermezzo
When I started this series on the leadership of letting go, I thought there might be four or five entries in it. The I decided to drop my preconceptions and my planning and allow the series to emerge, ...
The Leadership of Letting Go, Part 7
When leaders operate under the illusion of control, it's a sign that their ego is running the show. Sometimes this is a good thing (it reminds them to get to a meeting on time), sometimes it leaves no space for a ...
The Leadership of Letting Go, Part 6
In Part 3 of "The Leadership of Letting Go" I touched on the role of trust in leadership. People want to be able to trust, and be trusted by, their leaders. This demands that leaders ...
The Leadership of Letting Go, Part 5
Leadership is increasingly challenging: more demands in less time. Upping the number of hours doesn't help either since the time to recharge and be fresh for the next day's challenges gets eaten ...
The Leadership of Letting Go, Part 4
Leadership is about taking decisions, especially good ones. At the same time, if we are attached to the outcome, then the quality of our decision-making can suffer. In his book Awareness, Anthony De Mello tells of a saying from the Chinese philosopher ...
The Leadership of Letting Go, Interlude
Leadership is about dealing with what is, rather than what you've planned for. When I started this series on the Leadership of Letting Go, I didn't foresee that my laptop would have a serious accident today, when I was arriving at a client's office. ...
The Leadership of Letting Go, Part 3
The key to leadership is to recognize over what I have control, and not. Basically, I have control over myself, my thoughts, feeling and abilities. Over most everything else in life, I am powerless. Anything else is just an illusion. Let it sink in for a ...
The Leadership of Letting Go, Part 2
In order to live the leadership of letting go, it can be helpful to gain more insight into the sources of our need to control. While there are many sources, some of the more productive ones to investigate are linked to our personality. The Enneagram is a model of personality that sheds light on our ...
