Nine Practices of 21st Century Leadership, 2nd Edition

Appendix IIITraditional Leadership Assumptions and Related Consequences

Category	No.	Assumption	Why Assume This?	Example Leaders’ Behaviors	Short-Term Results on Team
Characterizing leadership	1	Leaders need authority	Teams only follow leaders with authority Leaders need authority to control teams	Make decisions without team input Emphasize the disciplinary consequences for poor performance	Compliant Worry about negative consequences if you do not perform well Unwilling to voice concerns
	2	Leaders are heroes who leave a legacy	Teams are incapable of solving problems or helping themselves without a leader Leadership is about rescuing teams from problems and incidents Leaders are smarter than team members	Make all team decisions Require ...