article · November 2007
The Leader's Leader - The Meaning-Driven Organization
There is no enduring future focus in the profit-driven company, because only an organization that passes on values, mission, and vision to its staff empowers that staff with meaning.
There is no enduring future focus in the profit-driven company, because only an organization that passes on values, mission, and vision to its staff empowers that staff with meaning.
The Leader's Leader Holds a Baton If you have been following these articles regularly, you know that I have been presenting the ten core competencies of the Leader's Leader, which are arranged according to the LEADERSHIP acrostic: L ogos E xample A uthority D estiny E ducation R elationships S ystems H appiness I deation P assing on a Legacy These ten core competencies represent a logically developed blend of beliefs and behaviors that equip leaders to turn ordinary people into extraordinary performers. Currently, we are giving our focused attention to the third success strategy of the Leader's Leader: authority. I have defined true authority as the authority that makes other people authoritative.
In other words, real power is the power that makes other people powerful.
No, my exemplar is the brilliant composer, Johann Sebastian Bach.
Knowledge is the common currency of all leaders, and the medium of exchange is power.