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When it comes to understanding leadership, we’ve created a myth-making industry, a platitudinous art, an intellectual toy. We’ve made it too complicated, and in many cases, the theories we’ve hatched are dangerously misleading. Consider the following 10 flawed theories :
Some people possess all of these things and are not leaders. Others possess none of these things and are. These 10 things only point to the possibility of leadership, but make no promises. So then what is leadership? Simple. It’s about influence–influencing others to create and achieve shared, meaningful goals.
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To assess your personal impact on the psychological safety of your team, ask yourself the following seven questions:
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Consider this: We include naturally in childhood and exclude unnaturally in adulthood. Why? Exclusionary behavior is learned behavior, the result of bias acquired through socialization. That bias may be conscious or unconscious. How, then, do you root out exclusionary bias, behavior, and policy?
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Innovation is a team sport. It comes easier and faster when you work together. If you're going to create solutions to difficult problems or find new ways to exploit opportunities you'll need innovation. Here are the five steps to innovating with your team: