Register for my Book Launch webinar on 25th March? Join me as I discuss Camino – Leadership Notes on the Road and my thoughts on leadership as a continuously evolving praxis.
All attendees of the live webinar will be entered into a draw to receive one of 10 free copies of Camino. Names will be selected at random and winners notified by email.
Have you seen those videos or TV interviews, or programmes, in which there is a disconnect between what the person says (as clearly seen by the movement of their lips) and what you hear? Sometimes a delay? Sometimes it simply doesn’t match?
We have lots of these in organizations.
The audio says, take risks, be bold, be honest, you’re empowered, push the envelope, fight the default positions, you have permission, you are empowered, you need to own things, act as an owner.
What you see in the video is people being, if not fully penalised, certainly questioned ‘for those risks taken’ or not really promoted, or told to be more prudent next time, or told next time make sure we know, you ask, discuss, get buy in, be more careful and all other variations.
I’ve got a new top leadership role: Chief Synchronizing Officer.
Of course this disqualifies some like the CEO who told me a few months ago about his desire to have a Viral Change™ behaviour described as ‘take risks but be prudent’. I told him that it sounded like an advert for safe sex. I did not go well.
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Don’t miss my Book Launch webinar on 25th March. Register here. Join me as I discuss my new book – Camino – Leadership Notes on the Road and my thoughts on leadership as a continuously evolving praxis.
All attendees of the live webinar will be entered into a draw to receive one of 10 free copies of Camino. Names will be selected at random and winners notified by email.
Camino is available on Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com to pre-order here
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