Tag: leadership
Why lessons are not so easy to learn
The context of this exploration is twofold a) to examine how lessons may not be learned by individuals and b) difficulty for organisations in learning lessons. What ordinary people expect Let us start by understanding how ordinary people might decide what is a lesson learned. I suggest that they may expect the following: Cause and effect recognition: Many people see learning a lesson as straightforwardly recognising a direct cause and effect relationship. “I did X, and Y happened as aRead More …
Followership
Not so long ago there were stampedes of people rushing towards ‘leadership’ courses. Leadership Universities were set up. MBAs and other management qualifications were in high demand. All courses emphasised leadership in change management. In many health services a culture was promoted that ‘everybody’ had to lead, though it was never stated like that. The stampede going into and out of courses, led (from my observations) to people in teams all trying to lead. I could see that failing atRead More …