The standard attitude about leadership is that is an executive function of an organizational structure. Two implications from this mindset.
The distinction between leaders and followers is a hard differentiation.
Organizations are machines, and leadership is a function of the machine.
There are many of us who are pushing back on this perspective. From this perspective, leadership is a function of human agency and is done in the context of networks of relationships.
From this perspective, how we connect with one another is essential to leading.
My guest today, Adair Cates is a facilitator of an approach called Conscious Leadership. I like very much how she describes the way leaders can work with people.
Here is our conversation.