You’ve got a bungee rope tethered to you. And I reassure you that the bungee has its limit at precisely your weight. Precisely. Optimised to a single gram. When you’re at the bottom, you’ll get the best bounceback possible because it will be stretched exactly to its limit. Then just before you jump, I ask […]
BoP #004 Imposter syndrome is the greatest leadership fake
Imposter syndrome is a fake syndrome. By labelling it a syndrome, we’ve made it bigger than it is and disempowered leaders who are simply growing. It’s time to retire it.
The great fake is imposter syndrome.
There’s a real irony about “Imposter Syndrome”. In the VAST MAJORITY of cases, it’s a fake syndrome. Here’s what a syndrome is (straight from the dictionary): 1) a combination of medical problems that commonly go together and that show the existence of a disease: 2) used in the names of various illnesses (e.g. irritable bowel […]
BoP #003 When being a good leader collides with being an authentic one, choose good
We live in a world where we must all bow at the altar of authenticity. But we are all many authenticities and none. How do you determine what to do authentically? Especially if you lead an organisation where your behaviour counts? Here’s a 4 level model that should help.
Leaders beware the traps of authenticity
We live in a business culture that has made a God/dess of authenticity. Be authentic above all. But… if you lead a company, and especially if you’re a founder CEO where your word permeates the whole organisation, make sure you’re not being authentic to the wrong thing! I once delivered some group training where well […]