Given below are a few
questions related to the Leadership practice . It could be anywhere –corporate
, educational institute , not for profit organization etc. .There are not
finite answers to these queries or observations. The actual solution might be a
combination- heady at times of experience , intuition, expertise , advice
,information , insight ,business context , goals , head heart combination etc.
that will help give shape to the storm of questions I have raised !!
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How much to influence and where
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How to say NO and when to say NO
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How to tell an adult that You are wrong(read –mainly male if you are in the Indian corporate
world)
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How to be a close confidante –have a warm heart and a cool head as N S
Rajan said
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How to influence to get things done
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How to assimilate and synthesize
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How to be innovative and have a real perspective
·
How to be in the moment and yet be above it to
have that perspective
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How to support and guide others
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How to take appropriate risks and solve problems
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How to be people oriented and yet have Big Hairy
Audacious Goals(BHAGs) [Suggested by James Collins and Jerry Porras in Built to
Last ]
(ref:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Hairy_Audacious_Goal)
·
How to take all types of people along with you
to accomplish difficult goals
·
How do you treat incompetent people? How long
should be the rope given to them
·
How to learn to ignore and manage the apotheosis
of the insignificant and focus on the core
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In all this keep yourself superbly updated about
your field and have a healthy network !!
Polarity management is a good lens to examine the multiple
paradoxes mentioned above
http://www.margaretseidler.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Polarity-Management-Executive-Summary.pdf
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