Leadership in its traditional form is not for everyone. The expectation in today’s culture is for leaders to push their team to peruse the mission and vision with steadfast strategy and aggressive tactics. The assumption is that if you don’t lead this way, you can’t lead. There is little to no space left for individuals who […]
When you’re in control of the carrot and the stick, and that’s the only way you know how to motivate your team, you’re not leading. Leadership starts when you let go of this control. This means, people follow you because they want to, not because they have to. One of the best ways to develop […]
I’ve always been drawn to the philosophy of leadership. Early on in my career, during my first job after grad school as an analyst at Accenture, I was fascinated by how the managers behaved vs. how the new hires behaved. What I noticed almost immediately was that leadership was not defined by the job title. […]