Striking "Leader" from My Lexicon
In my previous post , I fleshed out some thinking about leadership and that it is really about individuals having the disposition and skills to create the conditions that engage people in creating change. Well guess what? Anyone can do that? When we talk of "leaders," it so often conjures notions of power, position, and responsibility . All of these are notions that too often are built on scarcity. There are only so many hierarchical positions at the top of the organization. Power i s held by those who can make financial and resource decisions that affect others. Responsibility is something we are granted and then must be accountable for. Did you notice that all of these have an underlying theme of control and gatekeeping. Someone (or someones) or a system allows a person to have these things. Well, gatekeeping is the result of scarcity thinking - we only have to gate-keep when we feel there isn't enough for everyone, or worse, others are not worthy. Additionally, power,...