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Publish date : May 2020
Written by : Sebastien BAERT
“When a leader’s appeal rests on a vision alone, #leadership is not whole.”
In his #mustreads contribution, the Professor Gianpiero Petriglieri from #INSEAD demonstrates how critical it is, in times of #uncertainty, for a business leader to hold the space (i.e. work to contain and interpret what’s happening). He claims that in those circumstances, inspiring others through offering a #vision is not enough.
Here containing refers to the ability to soothe distress and interpreting to the ability to help others make sense of a confusing predicament. Leaders shall be able to think clearly, offer reassurance, orient people and help them stick together. That work is a precondition for #inspiringothers.
As a result of good holding, individuals and here employees become more comfortable and courageous. It makes them.
Vision alone is not enough - May 2020 - article réalisé par Sebastien BAERT
In his last contribution, Manfred Kets de Vries from #INSEAD advocates the benefit of being patient and provides several approaches to familiarize one's mind with one of the three kinds of patience.
In his recent contribution, Dr Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic discusses why we tend to favour charisma over humility when choosing our leaders.
Back to work... #Prediction, #adaptation and #resilience will help leaders advance where they can, retreat as soon as they must and adapt as needed.