The last ten days of my life have been interesting, to say the least, and highly thought-provoking, to put a positive spin on this period of time. I’ve been quarantined in a hotel room in Rome, overlooking the playground of a children’s daycare center, waiting to test negative from Covid so I can fly back home. During these ten days, …
How to Spot a Real Leader and an Impostor (part 3)
When I watch the news and follow politics, it’s difficult for me to not get a little cynical. It seems like we have too many impostors running our organizations and not enough real leaders. On the other hand, I know that many of the impostors are not necessarily bad people. They have been put into their position based on the …
How to Spot a Real Leader and an Impostor (part 2)
The new family in the neighborhood overslept and the six-year-old daughter missed her school bus. The father, though late for work, agreed to drive her if she’d direct him. They rode several blocks before she told him to turn the first time, and several blocks later she indicated another turn. This went on for 20 minutes — yet when they …
How to Spot a Real Leader and an Impostor
For years, we’ve been promoting people in organizations to positions of leadership because they have one of two things going for them. They have been around for a while or they were good at their previous job. Little or no consideration is given to their demonstrated leadership ability. And to make things worse, many of those same organizations give those …