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Leadership thought 18: “Leadership is all about having your own story and being true to it.”

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

All through history, stories have been a powerful way to build communities, to give meaning to the often tragic ‘nonsense’ of life and to inspire for action. As the beautiful quote, attributed to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry goes: “If you want … Continue reading →

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Leadership thought 17: “Talk the walk.”

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

“Walk the talk” is one of the most used clichés on leadership. And the importance of role modeling is undoubted. Transformational leadership theorists [i] call it ‘idealized influence’ and it is a core element in all positive leadership theories [ii]: giving the example … Continue reading →

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Leadership thought 14: “Are you honest or just pulling the strings?”

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

Values play an important role in leadership in two ways. First of all, because leadership is a personal choice, the strength of the personal convictions and values will decide how far the leadership will reach. Values are the main stronghold … Continue reading →

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Leadership thought 13: first & foremost, know yourself

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

Leadership is personal and contextual. Leadership is a personal choice in a certain situation to take up an uneasy challenge. This explains why ‘awareness’ is at the heart of leadership. Awareness of the reality, also the reality of own’s own self. … Continue reading →

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Ronald Heifetz* on leadership – Part IV & conclusion: “Here I stand, I can do no other.”

Posted on June 10, 2011 by

We easily associate leadership with personal courage. Why is that? Why is leadership personal at all? The answer lies in the definition of leadership. Setting the agenda for change is a personal choice. As Heifetz quotes Max Weber: “Here I … Continue reading →

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Ronald Heifetz* on leadership – Part II: the difference between power, authority and leadership

Posted on June 6, 2011 by

Leadership is often defined as social influence. That makes leadership trivial and instrumental: people using their influence to reach group goals. At the same time we all associate leadership with ‘making the difference’, ‘realizing breakthroughs’, ‘transformation’. Heifetz shows the way … Continue reading →

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Ronald Heifetz on leadership – Part I: “Leadership is not waiting for the coach’s call to adress hard problems.”

Posted on June 4, 2011 by

“How can we understand and define leadership, not only in its effectivity, but also in its morality?” “Did Hitler show great leadership?” It’s an easy question to provoke a debate on leadership. The answer to that question is not easy. … Continue reading →

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We can be heroes

Posted on March 2, 2011 by

“It’s the end of the world as we know it.” Cfr. Geert Noels – Econoshock: shift to the east, demographics, end of fossil fuels, IT & technology, the new capitalism, green economy. Cfr. Peter Hinssen The NewNormal: we’re entering the … Continue reading →

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