Comments on: Studying Leadership http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2009/01/14/studying-leadership/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:34:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Blind Pew http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2009/01/14/studying-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-4970 Blind Pew Fri, 16 Jan 2009 08:16:35 +0000 http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/?p=751#comment-4970 Leadership is tough; I think the best thing we know about it is that we don't really know what it is. I did "leadership studies" first in the military and second at b-school. Although I learned a few new and useful things at the school (belbin, kotter) and had the benefit of thinking some of it through again, academics are obsessed with cases and papers and heroes. Subtleties about ones self are lost in such approaches. The army had it all over the academics. Generations ahead. Not that they knew necessarily what it was, but at least they had a feedback loop. Leadership is not obvious. When they get it wrong, people die, so maybe that cuts through the crap. Leadership is tough; I think the best thing we know about it is that we don’t really know what it is.

I did “leadership studies” first in the military and second at b-school. Although I learned a few new and useful things at the school (belbin, kotter) and had the benefit of thinking some of it through again, academics are obsessed with cases and papers and heroes. Subtleties about ones self are lost in such approaches.

The army had it all over the academics. Generations ahead. Not that they knew necessarily what it was, but at least they had a feedback loop. Leadership is not obvious. When they get it wrong, people die, so maybe that cuts through the crap.

]]> By: marcia http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2009/01/14/studying-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-4963 marcia Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:55:58 +0000 http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/?p=751#comment-4963 I was fortunate to be able to work with Dr. Warren Bennis at the USC Leadership Institute back in the early 1990s. We had about 38 graduate students that were picked from each of the various graduate schools that were part of USC. There were a number of conferences and events that were held throughout the year, but I don't recall that anyone ever was asked to remember something from the various lectures (we had many great talks from individuals such as Betty Friedan, Madeleine Albright, Harvey Mackay and Max De Pree. I think it would be great to consider having some kind of Leadership Series at Mozilla where we could invite speakers to come in, perhaps at a company wide event. I was fortunate to be able to work with Dr. Warren Bennis at the USC Leadership Institute back in the early 1990s. We had about 38 graduate students that were picked from each of the various graduate schools that were part of USC. There were a number of conferences and events that were held throughout the year, but I don’t recall that anyone ever was asked to remember something from the various lectures (we had many great talks from individuals such as Betty Friedan, Madeleine Albright, Harvey Mackay and Max De Pree.

I think it would be great to consider having some kind of Leadership Series at Mozilla where we could invite speakers to come in, perhaps at a company wide event.

]]> By: Lukas Blakk http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2009/01/14/studying-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-4962 Lukas Blakk Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:57:05 +0000 http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/?p=751#comment-4962 That's a great idea, and I bet people learn a lot from the feedback. I remember doing a lot of leadership skill building in high school and also at summer camp - it should definitely continue in college but doesn't. Wonder why that falls by the wayside? That’s a great idea, and I bet people learn a lot from the feedback. I remember doing a lot of leadership skill building in high school and also at summer camp – it should definitely continue in college but doesn’t. Wonder why that falls by the wayside?

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