I’ve never believed that tests or frameworks can predict who will become a good leader. Leadership doesn’t arise from a personality score; it emerges from a real-time relationship with a...
Nora Bateson — The Paradox of Agency
paradoxof.agencyLeadership qualities depend on a person's contexts: their history, culture, religion, family, etc.
Nora Bateson • Nora Bateson — The Paradox of Agency
In the almost five years that I’ve been leading CPI ANZ, we’ve never had a “strategic plan.”
Each year, at the beginning of the year, I write a “CPI ANZ vision” which I share with the board. But I’ve been resistant to developing the more traditional 2-5 year strategic plan. And I’ve been thinking about why.
The reason is because most strategic plans
... See moreTwo things I keep coming back to:Instead of trying to be the “right kind” of leader, become the leader your system actually needs.Don’t fear power and don’t worship it. Work with it. Hold it lightly, pass it when needed, and let it teach you.