What’s behind Lopsidedness?
Lopsided leadership in all its forms stems from a bias toward one side of leadership and a prejudice against the other side. The leader identifies strongly with one worldview while at the same time thinking the less of the opposite.
The prejudice against one side is not usually overt, but it is very clear in subtext. One senior leader who overweighted driving for results and underweighted personal connection referred to relationship-building as “schmoozing.” A dead give-away. Another executive who had a gift for visionary leadership but no taste for operational responsibility tipped his hand with the phrase “operational gruel.” In cases like these, leaders genuinely believe their view is a perfectly good rationale ...
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