Each leader has a primary lens they view their organization through. The primary lens is buried deep within each of us. For some, the primary lens is that of self. The job of leading becomes something that is about protecting the self, boosting the self, soothing the self. Leadership becomes a way to feel better about our station in the world. We use it to become (or remain) significant and important. These people leave wreckage in their wake. For others, the lens we view our organizations through is the mission. These people look at the organization and weigh their behaviors as to how effectively they can push the vision and the mission forward. The self gets put behind the team. These people leave success in their wake. I submit that the only way organizations can win the future of work is by having leaders who are looking through the lens of mission.
First day of the rest of your life or all downhill from here
"Every day is better than the next." I missed it the first time I heard this line in the movie, "There's Something About Mary." This time, I got it. After laughing I realized something. I have spent years of my life on the wrong side of the equation. "Every day is...