Different Is a Good Thing

Leading People Who Are Not Like You…

I just finished reading another book on how to manage Millennials. As the most studied generation in history, there’s no shortage of perspectives available on the best ways to engage this generation and help them achieve their full potential. Since I often use the tagline, “helping young leaders become wise before they grow old”, different-nationalities-1124478_640I appreciate gleaning from the wisdom and experience of others on this topic. However…
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The Changing Narrative of Leadership

From Institutions to Networks

Leadership is fundamentally about using pooled resources to achieve some purpose.  The narrative behind traditional organizational leadership goes something like this:

Historical Org Leadership Narrative

That approach has served us well for several generations.  But as has oft been said, “what got us here won’t get us there”. Continue reading The Changing Narrative of Leadership

If You Think Leading Today Is Tough…

Wait ’til Tomorrow!

Three generations.  Global cultures.  Diverse values.  Blending them together for a common goal? Diverse PeopleLeadership today is tough. What if you had to knit together four generations of even more multi-cultural, more diverse values?  That’s what our next generation of leaders has to look forward to. Millennial values are no more permanent than those of any previous generation, although no one knows yet what the values of the Millennial+1 generation will be. Continue reading If You Think Leading Today Is Tough…

Future-Focused Leadership

Tapping Into the Values of a New Generation

By some definitions, Adolf Hitler was a leader.  So were Joseph Stalin and Pol Pot.  Leading PeopleBut would you have chosen to follow them?

The most fundamental characteristic of a leader is the presence of followers.  You might be a manager or an entrepreneur, but until you have followers, you’re not leading. Continue reading Future-Focused Leadership