How to Be Awesome at Your Job 977: What Makes Leaders Bad—and What You Can Do About It–with Dr. Barbara Kellerman
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Jul 11, 2024 Dr. Barbara Kellerman discusses bad leadership, distinguishing types and tips for addressing it. Exploration of Jack Welch's leadership legacy, importance of structured leadership learning, and taking action against bad leaders. Universal concepts of leadership, power, and influence across cultures are also highlighted.
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Professionalize Leadership Learning
- Leadership learning should be professionalized like medicine or law, involving education, training, and lifelong development.
- Effective leadership requires continual updating of knowledge and skills over time.
Early Action Prevents Worsening
- Bad leadership tends to worsen over time if unchallenged, like a plant growing deeper roots.
- Early intervention is easier and more effective than trying to uproot entrenched issues later.
Peer Intervention Sparks Change
- A peer confronted a senior executive about their disrespectful behavior causing six assistants to leave.
- This peer-to-peer intervention led to positive change and improved leadership behavior.