The Uncanny Valley in Leadership: Don’t Think Like a Sphinx
Have you heard about the “uncanny valley”? It has emerged as a new meme in robotics and animation. It refers to the situation in which the facial expression of the avatar is really good, but not quite so good as to look real so that viewers ultimately view it as weird, fake or even revolting. Just […]
Can Behavioral Agility Be Learned?
It’s now fashionable to talk about leadership agility. The idea is that it doesn’t matter so much what your strengths and weaknesses are; the trick is whether you can learn to act the strengths you need if you don’t possess them naturally. And it doesn’t matter what your weaknesses are either as long as you […]
Does Your Leader Have Substance – or Just Style?
How do you distinguish between leadership style and substance? First-time leaders usually don’t understand how closely they are being watched and that even the smallest signals count. That means insubstantial styles and actions also. See my article in Warren Bennis’ Leadership Excellence