They are the weak, the bullies, the ruthless
They becomeย and personifyย the finger that points at aย scapegoat, gleefully abdicating any responsibility for erroneous outcomes or missed targets.
They ascend to positions of power through matador like precision. Their sword is not metal, rather a behavioural style that aims toย demean, command or enforce.
Collectively there are hundreds of thousands of them occupying roles in organizations across all sectors and geographies. They tooย are implicated in the woeful levels of employee disengagement.
This cohort should be renamed theย Mysterium Tremendum Leader; a leader, I propose, thatย uses their positional power to invoke fear and trembling in its team members. A leader who looks up to Weber, Fayol and Taylor as the triad of perfectedย management definition.
These leaders have no place in the organization of 2012 and beyond.
These Mysterium Tremendum leaders, if they are unwilling to reflect on how destructive their leadership style is and who are unable to shift to the TEAM model or the Collaboration Cycleย or new Leadership Tenetsย must be weeded out and replaced.
They are not the leaders of today or tomorrow that organizations need in order to build a connected, collaborative and engaged workforce.
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Malin Bjรถrnell, Salesforce
Dan challenged us to have clarity of purpose, both as individuals and as an organization. He related inspiring stories drawing on his experience in business, technology and academia. As he said, โThere is no ownership without belonging.โ
Christian Pantel, D2L
Fantastic engaging talk for our global partner summit. Thank you so much, Dan!
Barb Kinnard, CEO Response Biomedical Corp
Dan not only brought his presentation to life with his charisma, but also content, style and presentation finesse. Our members were especially interested in his thought provoking and top of mind topic on the future of work and how weโre going to be leading the next generation of leaders.
Cheryl Goodwin, CPA
Dan is a conference organizerโs ideal speaker. Not only did he inspire and energize our group, but he also masterfully adapted his content so it resonated with the audience and our conference theme. As a bonus, Dan is able to nimbly navigate to adjust to a reduced time slot when other speakers went over time without sacrificing the impact of his session.
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Dan accomplished what we set out to do, which was not only to be inspirational, but also to leave everyone with tools and food for thought / self-reflection to improve their personal and professional lives.