Leadership is a practice, not a position of authority | Ronald Heifetz You will find the transcript of the last minute or so of Ronald Heifetz‘s talk below. The highlighting is mine and draws attention to what I consider to be the key points. Ronald’s views on leadership as a practice fit perfectly with the concept of Conversational … Continue reading Leadership Is a Practice Not a Position of Authority Ronald Heifetz (2019)
Distinguishing leadership from authority helps us begin to see that if we understand leadership as a practice, as an activity, then it becomes available to anybody high or low, any place or position. Credit: Ronald Heifetz Posts where this quotation is embedded Analyze Logical Fallacies Use the chatbot to analyze logical fallacies Changing People ** The challenge … Continue reading Leadership Is a Practice Ronald Heifetz
Knowledge is not power. The ability to influence people, especially those in authority, is power. Credit: David Gurteen Source: Knowledge is not power | Conversational LeadershipPosts where this quotation is embedded Analyze Logical Fallacies Use the chatbot to analyze logical fallacies Changing People ** The challenge of trying to change people Conversation Covenant Creating a psychologically safer space … Continue reading Knowledge Is Not Power David Gurteen
Authority vs Responsibility | Seth Godin People: Seth GodinSeth Godin AuthorPosts: Seth GodinExploring the Multifaceted Roles of Trust in Relationships and Society Without trust our civilization would collapseBooks: Seth GodinAuthority Verses Responsibility Seth GodinCare More Seth GodinComplex Problems Aren’t Actually Problems at All Seth GodinCompliance Is Quite Different From Contribution Seth GodinExploring the Multifaceted Roles … Continue reading Authority Verses Responsibility Seth Godin
Knowledge alone is not power. Self-motivation, taking responsibility, and the ability to act on knowledge and to influence and work with people, especially those in authority, is power. Credit: David Gurteen Posts where this quotation is embedded Analyze Logical Fallacies Use the chatbot to analyze logical fallacies Changing People ** The challenge of trying to change people Conversation … Continue reading Knowledge Alone Is Not Power David Gurteen
The new kind of business hero must learn to operate without the might of the hierarchy behind them. The crutch of authority must be thrown away and replaced by their own ability to make relationships, use influence and work with others to achieve results. Credit: Rosabeth Moss Kanter Posts where this quotation is embedded Analyze Logical … Continue reading Operating Without Hierarchy Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Perhaps the essence of the Liberal outlook could be summed up in a new decalogue, not intended to replace the old one but only to supplement it. The Ten Commandments that, as a teacher, I should wish to promulgate, might be set forth as follows: Do not feel absolutely certain of anything. Do not think … Continue reading Bertrand Russell’s Ten Commandments for Critical Thinking Bertrand Russell