tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648820059035540727.post1865509529084628305..comments2024-02-22T00:08:21.406-08:00Comments on Leading Light: Dead AheadKateGLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09016771214433267354noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648820059035540727.post-72370786123372393152012-10-09T03:00:53.736-07:002012-10-09T03:00:53.736-07:00As always Kate, this is unlocking some thinking fo...As always Kate, this is unlocking some thinking for me...<br /><br />In the context of family (for example) most of us aspire to leave a legacy and to be remembered after our physical death. I don't think it's a vanity as much as a motivator to actually leave a legacy.<br /><br />Intrinsically linked to this, most of us are very comfortable at giving feedback to our children be it direct, constructive or supportive. Sometimes our kids need to know it's OK to have tried and failed. Other times they need to hear us say that they could have done better.<br /><br />Love, care, interest & development is how we naturally develop others (children) and is how we create success and legacy. We may not be able to compare or even find comparisons useful but it is intrinsic leadership.<br /><br />Yet, intrinsic leadership is not what we see displayed by many managers/leaders let alone hear the language of love, care & legacy. Perhaps that's the mistake we've repeated for too many years...<br /><br />What would happen if that became the focus of leadership development programmes? To be the intrinsic leader that you already are?<br /><br />Curiously, I suspect this philosophy is what most elders would allude to if not describe. I'd also bet it would be easily recognised by those who are excel at nurturing people.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09236773980616751709noreply@blogger.com