article thumbnail

Thoughts That Make You Go Hmmm on…Partnering not Patronizing

The Practical Leader

” “In chaotic times, an executive’s instinct may be to strive for greater efficiency by tightening control. ” Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis & Annie McKee, Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence. ” Warren Bennis, An Invented Life: Reflections on Leadership and Change.

Sheth 116
article thumbnail

How to Act Quickly Without Sacrificing Critical Thinking

Harvard Business Review

Second, Jenna implemented a new communication habit to shift her leadership presence from cold and excessively direct to engaging and supportive. for tactical, routine work), Haruto would shrink the time and attention devoted to the work in order to favor efficiency. If he determined that a 60% focus on action was required (e.g.,

How To 13
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Your Team Needs an Intervention

Harvard Business Review

By 10:30, the team has efficiently sketched out a job description for the point person who will lead the effort. I quickly establish my prerogatives as interloper, but guide the team in creating ground rules they will buy into—and absorb into their own leadership repertoire. Suddenly, a snag.

Team 8
article thumbnail

Management’s Three Eras: A Brief History

Harvard Business Review

Gantt – developed theories that emphasized efficiency, lack of variation, consistency of production, and predictability. A wealthy industrialist, Joseph Wharton aspired to produce “pillars of the state” whose leadership would extend across business and public life. Townes, and Henry L. Other universities followed.

article thumbnail

The History of the Situational Leadership® Framework

The Center For Leadership Studies

The Situational Leadership ® framework was the product of over 50 years of pioneering research in leadership development and organizational behavior. One challenge with those discoveries is that many provided conflicting results regarding who leaders were, what they did and what the most effective style of leadership was.