If I asked you to close your eyes and visualize a leader, what image would come to mind?
When I originally did the exercise, the first thought that came to mind was a statue of a military general. For some reason, a general in the 1700’s with one leg on a giant rock pointing a sword to direct his troops into battle.
One could say, a commanding style of leader that came up with all of the plans, made decisions with the input of a few and received all the glory in victory or disappointment in defeat.
The image I saw seems to be a fairly popular answer. If it isn’t someone exactly like my military general, it tends to be someone who demonstrated some kind of command and control leadership style. While this type of leadership has been effective in the past and is often what’s portrayed in movies, it struggles to be effective in today’s modern environment (one major exception a crisis situation)
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