3The Leadership Canary
Is leadership both an art and science? Are leaders those that possess a lofty title? Will a title, position, or grand office space ensure leadership success? Are leaders those that lead from the front or from the rear? Is a leader a product of their environment? Is it wise for leaders to seek wise council? Should leaders be slow to speak and quick to listen or does finding one's leadership voice mean being the loudest one in the room?
In the early 1900s, an interesting technique emerged with coal miners. (1) The premise was simple. Coal mining was a dangerous and high-risk work environment. In deep mines, toxic gases that posed life-threatening risks to humans existed.
The problem was that ...
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