On being a leader: old rules vs. new rules; Think leadership means being an all-knowing deity who rules with an intimidating iron hand? Think again.(LEADERSHIP)

Directors & Boards | September 22, 2005| | Copyright

UNDER THE OLD RULES of leadership, the idea of building a consensus for action was considered to be time-consuming and soft. Consensus was "nice," but it was not something that needed to be achieved. The assumption was that by the definition of leadership, leaders needed to make all the important decisions. Many feared: If the leader was not needed to make all the decisions then why do we need a leader? This attitude was a variation of the theory that the only way to be powerful is to hold all the power for oneself.

In reality, this is a sign of failed leadership. It ...

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