We’ve all heard the expression – “one bad apple can ruin the bunch”, and while that’s easy to imagine and see with team members that just don’t integrate well with the others, the problem becomes ten-fold worse (or more) when that “bad apple” happens to be the leader of the team.
I’ve come to realize that while I’m a huge fan of MBWA (management by walking around) – it really only works when you’ve already established a culture of speaking truth to power.
A recent encounter at a client site with one of their leaders who was struggling with promotion to a second tier manager reminded me again of the days of training young officers and NCOs in the military and how the challenge of “leading leaders” isn’t the same as simply leading a bigger team. It is, in fact, one… Read More »