The Leadership Challenge: Three lessons from day 1
I'm in San Diego for the Leadership Challenge Forum, and I wanted to provide a mid-week entry about the conference. The Forum itself is designed for those who want to either learn about the Leadership Challenge model, or refine their skills when using the model. Over the course of the next two days, I'll have an opportunity to speak with some of the keynotes, attend a few of the workshops and, most importantly, pass along some helpful information to you.
The Leadership Challenge began in 1983 with a simple research project conducted by Santa Clara University professors Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner. The project quickly gained momentum, and by 1997 the two academics had gathered more than enough data to develop their own model of leadership, consisting of the five practices of exemplary leadership. This research evolved into a wildly popular book, and over the past 20 years, The Leadership Challenge has sold almost two million copies.
Here are a few nuggets from Day 1 of the conference.
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I figured Day 1 of the Leadership Challenge Forum would be hard to top, but I was pleasantly surprised on the second day of the conference. Over the course of the day, I spoke with all four keynote speakers: Barry Posner, Jim Kouzes, Steve Farber, and Marshall Goldsmith. They were all gracious with their time, spoke candidly about various topics related to their work, and provided insights into their unique views of leadership.
To follow is one memorable idea from each that was shared with me in our respective conversations:
1. We need to overcome the leadership mythology
Jim Kouzes suggested, "a lot of people see leadership with that capital 'L'. They see stories about CEOs, about Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton - and they think that these people are leaders, so I'm not. But think about what Melissa Poe did..."
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