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After “Fake Leadership”, now it’s “Stupid Leadership”
I recently wrote about Fake Leadership and the four characteristics you can use to recognise it. Now, in the wake of the UK General Election, I’m hearing the term “stupid leadership” and, perhaps surprisingly, there’s actually some academic research on the subject. Mats Alvesson and Andre Spicer published “A stupidity-based theory of organisations” in 2012. … Continue reading
Leading change? Top tips for personal resilience
When you’re expected to lead organisational changes, it’s sometimes easy to lose sight of the impacts of those changes on yourself and solely focus on supporting those who work with and for you. Here’s my list of top tips for personal resilience which I collated for some recent leadership workshops: Read more about my favourite change … Continue reading
How to recognise Fake Leadership in the post-truth world
I have been having a number of conversations with leaders, and about leadership, over recent months and an interesting angle is the emerging style of leadership for a post-truth world. The Brexit campaign and the new US presidency have particularly shaped people’s thinking on the actions and behaviours we see in our leaders. It fits … Continue reading
