What Do You Need to Lead? The biggest leadership myth out there is the unspoken misconception that you need to wait for a promotion before you start leading. The truth is that plenty of people with elaborate titles are terrible leaders (think dictators), while many of history’s greatest leaders, like Gandhi, had no title at all. The difference between a dictator's leadership and Gandhi's is the difference between leading through authority and leading guided by a set of values. … [Read more...]
Axioms Worth Noting
All the world is my school and all humanity is my teacher. ― George Whitman Today, Amanda and I decided to do something a little different on the podcast. We thought it would be fun to go over some of the axioms, idioms or clichés – whatever you like to call them – which we hear most often and discuss the leadership takeaways they each contain. We also tell you the etymology or the origin of their meanings when we can. The axioms we cover today include: The Early Bird Gets the … [Read more...]