LEADERS
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HOW TO BOOST YOUR LEADERSHIP AUTHENTICITY WITH THREE WORDS BY ROSHAN THIRAN
In the 19th Century, the Great Man Theory of leadership posited the idea that leaders were born, not made, and naturally possessed superior intelligence and heroic courage. Great leaders were also male, and, according to some, guided by divine inspiration. When thinking about great leaders, the likes of Abraham Lincoln, Napoleon, Winston Churchill, and Nelson Mandela spring to mind more often than Catherine the Great, Marie Curie, Rosa Parks, and Ruth Bader Ginsberg. We also continue to believe (in practice if not theory) that leaders should make most or all major decisions, be followed without much question, and – the most commonly held belief – have all the answers to their organisation’s problems.
“ There
is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your ― Ernest Hemingway former self.
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Issue 39 I May 2020
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