Scaling Leadership

Foreword

So much disruption; so little time. Not only are organizations expected to provide great products and services, but to do so while the landscape is shifting and quaking. For those of us leading, it's both scary and thrilling. It is our job to lead our teams into these great challenges. I don't know about you, but I'm in over my head, and I need help.

Transforming any group's performance is hard and certainly takes longer than we expect. The most difficult step is the first—transforming ourselves. Scaling Leadership is about transforming ourselves with a conscious desire to transform our organizations. It is about becoming creative both as leaders and as problem solvers.

But creative leadership means more than being creative as a leader—it means the that the entire organization becomes creative. The potential of the people and leaders around us is enormous. We may not see it directly, but our leadership greatly determines whether or not that potential is realized.

It never ceases to amaze me that the personality traits of great leaders are so diverse. It is also a source of bafflement as to why so many leaders fail to recognize when they are holding back their organization. There are reasons for this of course. As we rise in an organization, it becomes increasingly difficult to stay connected with the realities on the ground. Too often this happens without our being aware of it. Many leaders don't believe they are leading unless they are confident, decisive and in full ...