For ten years Caesar ruled with an iron hand. Then with a wooden foot, and finally with a piece of string.
—Spike Milligan
One of our most experienced colleagues and mentors told us:
When customers look at developing their people what they see on offer is either evidence-based learning, or “leadership by lion taming.” The risk is they get seduced by the glamour; they buy with their heart, not their head.
Allied to the current myth that hero leadership is the best model for organizations is the belief that the best development investment is to create leaders who feel like heroes.
Whether it’s taking one for the team by swimming across a lake, abseiling, or white water rafting, action leadership development is ...
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