What really is Leadership?
Recently, while speaking to a small group, I raised a question: “Who do you consider an example of a great leader?” The answers surprised me. I kept thinking about this for several days. I decided to go back and review all the definitions I had learned over the years on leadership. The one that truly stands out is that of Dr. Robert Steven Kaplan (not to be confused with Robert S. Kaplan, the co-creator of Balanced Scorecard).
I will never forget my first day in the leadership class at OPM program at Harvard Business School in 2013. Dr. Kaplan started by defining leadership as:
I will never forget my first day in the leadership class at OPM program at Harvard Business School in 2013. Dr. Kaplan started by defining leadership as:
“Figuring out your beliefs and having the guts/ability to act on them in such a way that it adds value to others.”
One key aspect of this definition is especially important: “adds value to others“. With this you can easily filter out the chaff in the crowded field of leadership.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said:
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?'”
Now please consider Dr. Kaplan’s definition and try to answer these questions:
- Who do you consider your best example of a good leader?
- Are you a good leader?
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