Proverbs 13:10 (MSG) Arrogant know-it-alls stir up discord, but wise men and women listen to each other's counsel.
In a discussion about misplaced arrogance in leaders, the Center for Creative Leadership recently reminded its audience, “The leading reason managers [leaders] with impressive track records and high potential get knocked off the career track is their inability or unwillingness to change.”
Our current state of the economy - less customers; inventory building; layoffs occurring; a host of challenges to the status quo - demands change. Collaboration becomes the key resource in a small business. Interdependence yields team-based results. Rowing the boat in sync helps manage the stormy seas of the economy. This is not the time for arrogance.
As Jim Collins, author of Good to Great discovered, leaders who successfully manage change are not only humble, but also have learned to collaborate.
Are you fostering collaboration? Are you willing to listen?
Copyright © 2009 by P. Griffith Lindell
Friday, March 13, 2009
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Griff, in The Message, Peterson does a great job in communicating the essence of Proverbs. Now you take his modern language and serve it up a a silver platter for the wise business leader to see. At the same time you point in the opposite direction to show the outcome for those who lack wisdom. It's not pretty. It's such a pity.
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