Sublime

According to Brown, a leader is “anyone who takes the responsibility to find the potential in people and processes and has the courage to develop that potential.”

In order to maximize the mutual knowledge of the shepherd-sheep relationship it is essential that the members of the church be delegated among the elders of the church in order that each elder will know which sheep he is responsible for and the sheep will know the identity of their shepherd.

De Blok found an answer both simple and powerful. He has turned his blog on Buurtzorg’s intranet into a leadership instrument. He writes posts regularly, straight from the heart, without PR polish (as you might expect, there is no communications department at Buurtzorg).

“We need more of his kind,” she thought. “Women and men who are pure leaders. People who influence not through the strength of a large title and by the threat of a big position but via the power of their characters, the nobility of their expertise, the compassion in their hearts and by their unusual dedication to leaving everyone they meet better

Bill achava que a liderança era algo que se desenvolvia como resultado da excelência em gestão. “Como você convence as pessoas e as ajuda a florescer em seu ambiente? Não é sendo um ditador. Não é dizendo a elas que diabos têm que fazer. É fazendo com que se sintam valorizadas por estarem na sala…

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Pluralistic-Green strives for bottom-up processes, gathering input from all and trying to bring opposing points of view to eventual consensus.

In every organization, there is a natural tension between the need for expertise and the need to let frontline people make decisions.

Being-authority is grounded not only in the individual’s competence to fulfill certain social functions, but equally so in the very essence of a personality that has achieved a high degree of growth and integration. Such persons radiate authority and do not have to give orders, threaten, bribe. They are highly developed individuals who demonstrate

Weak leaders silence voice and shoot the messenger. Strong leaders welcome voice and thank the messenger. Great leaders build systems to amplify voice and elevate the messenger.