19 challenging thoughts about leadership

challenging thoughts about leadership.

1Good leaders connect with their people. Starting the day by acknowledging their existence works wonders.

challenging thoughts about leadership.

Leadership masters a positive attitude. Few good things come out of focusing on problems or shortcomings. People thrive on positive feedback.

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Create an atmosphere in which people get to

choose the things they like to work on.

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Imposing through authority and symbols is not

enough to win the hearts and souls of your people.

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5Leadership moves from doing

a lot of talking to doing a lot of listening.

Command & control work,

trust & inspiration work better.

Leadership moves from doing a lot of talking to doing a lot of listening. Command & control work,

trust & inspiration works better.

5The elephant being the necessary change that everyone avoids, the work required to adapt. Leadership upsets the status quo.

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challenging thoughts about leadership.

Leadership is inclusive. Leadership

protects the voices of the minority and

dares to confront cultural differences. 

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8Development is not a privilege.

Leadership doesn’t pigeon-hole people.

There is no such thing as leadership that works for every organization. A leader who 

listens will quickly work that out.

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10Leadership doesn’t wait for the

coach’s call. Leadership has no safety nets. It’s your choice.

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Authority is restrained by position and provides order and direction.

Leadership is unrestrained and produces real change.

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Leadership tests reality, also the reality of

your own self. Leadership is awareness.

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Truth comes before politics. Leadership looks for the truth and the beauty of it.

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15Leadership is stakeholder-proof.

It flourishes in society’s fishbowl.

Be proud of what you do

or don’t do it.

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17People follow what you do, not what you say. The question

for leaders is: which example do you want to set?

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Leadership is more than just telling

a story. It’s being the story. What do

you and your people stand for and

how do you convey this?

challenging thoughts about leadership.

Every organization has its own story.

Antwerp Management School will not dictate

yours. We’ll make it better. Our leadership

programs will challenge your beliefs, increase

your awareness and expand your influence.

Discover our leadership programs on www.antwerpmanagementschool.be/leadership

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