Complete Leadership

We believe that it is, and this leads us on to what we believe is an

important principle.

We learn from what we do well, not from our

mistakes

There is a Gary Larson ‘Far Side’ cartoon where a mother from the

Classical World is complaining to her teenage son: ‘And another

thing, I want you to be more assertive. I’m tired of everyone calling

you “Alexander the Pretty-Good”.’

One intriguing new academic theory is that we tend to move

towards the image we project for our future. Call ourselves ‘great’,

and we are more likely to become great. One note of caution,

however: this is a developmental process, not a magic solution. The

theory, known as ‘Appreciative ...