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Thanks for the video. Very good. Lots of ideas and well put.
Your approach and ideas would be very useful in the social care system.
John.
Steven Sonsino reply on June 27th, 2008 7:17 pm:
Hi John and you’re right that the ideas here on Death of Leadership could apply in the social services. I’d like to think, also, that they apply almost anywhere there is resistance and ignorance.
In the email you also sent me you said:
“What’s so frustrating is that the people who we need to persuade to act differently are oblivious to the message.”
And I think that this is the critical point. It means that we who *ARE* aware of the issues must take our courage in our hands and do something about it.
And that’s why the quote you kindly sent is so appropriate - I’ve reproduced it here so others can see it, too:
“Certainly one of the key events that discourages a group attempting to change is the discovery that significant changes can rarely be made merely by persuading other people to act differently. Sooner or later one must change that last sacred object, oneself.” Cyril Sofer, 1961.
And of course that’s what the leadership training here on Death of Leadership is all about.
None of this, of course, is really new. But what *IS* new, in the feedback I’ve received and the 537+ questions sent in to our leadership survey, is that people are no longer willing to put with this frustration anymore.
I think managers and leaders are now willing to take action and do something about their leadership style, to become more assertive, to become stronger leaders, better able to help their teams (and themselves) to succeed.
But it isn’t going to be easy. So I hope the material we’re posting here will help on the journey.
I really love the sheep!
I look forward to seeing you in person Steve.
Good web site videos.
Steven Sonsino reply on July 1st, 2008 12:26 am:
Thanks Jeff - I reckon you must have been involved in training them, right? By the way, next time I’m in Seattle I’m coming in for some yoga and a back massage. Take care!
Steven, you’ve lit a really useful path to follow in this world of information overload where we often feel we need to be doing more or succumb to social pressures to lead by example and work longer. Congratulations on your leadership!
I’ll be back.
Steven Sonsino reply on July 1st, 2008 1:45 pm:
Hi Nick, thanks for calling in from New Zealand and thanks for the feedback.
You’re right about overload. There’s just way too much to do and I think that’s what you’re referring to in the video, right? And that’s frustrating I know.
In fact it’s just as frustrating for *me* to think that there are managers and leaders out there who are trying to do everything themselves. This is a sad mistake.
In the next few videos I’m going to share with you some of the concerns from other managers round the world and how they’re struggling with exactly this point. But their aspirations, their hearts are in the right place.
‘How can I become a really good leader,’ one guy asked me, ‘when I’m drowning in things to do AND when I’m facing resistance from almost everyone round me?’
There are answers to this leadership paradox and we’ll get to them real soon.
So, yes, come back soon, Nick!
Hi Steven - its great that you have put the presentation you did at the Integrate conference in Hong Kong on the web here. Replaying it reminded me of what I got out of that session at the conference.
I would add that your talk was really well received by all the attendees, as evidenced by the feedback forms.
I think that where you are going with this web site is on track. The video material gives a personal touch that provides a link missing from a purely text based interface, especially for the people who have had the pleasure of meeting and discussing with you face to face. I find the “installment” style of the output, with the ability to pick it up when you are able, suits my way of working.
I believe your thinking is also on track. It is more difficult to spend the time on leadership, and also people tend to be more independant these days. So the tendency is to think that may be they don’t need my time - and anyway I’ve got this urgent report to do which I can’t delegate.
I know in my heart I should be spending more time with my staff but my head is just pointing out the huge list of things I need to do.
So please keep the stuff coming. Repetition is good as it takes a few repeats to really get the idea into my head and keep it there!
I’ll keep coming back and I’ll try to post sensible comments as frequently as I can.
Steven Sonsino reply on July 10th, 2008 7:19 pm:
Hi Tony and thanks for checking in. You’re absolutely on the money that this has got to be a dripfeed… Everyone BUT EVERYONE is completely drowning in things to do. But the things to do are not always the things to be doing.
Glad you liked the rerun of the Hong Kong keynote. I’m actually just editing some of the Hong Kong skyline footage we filmed there and that will be great to see that on site, too.
Hey, Tony, why not forward the link to the video to the Institute members who attended the conference?
Here’s the link for that page:
Death of Leadership Conference Session
More news soon.
Take care
Steven
Steven thank you so much for being so articulate and so generous with your thoughts on leadership.
Intention does not make one a leader, actions do. And taking action from a foundation of strong values is the antidote for your 7 “killers”. Although you don’t mention values specifically, you infer that it is important for leaders to reflect on how their personal values resonante with the company’s values. I agree!
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