Last week our Director, Geoff Lorigan mailed another one of his reflective missives. A short personal leadership story that had meaning and relevance for many people – a number of whom reached out and requested a copy of the ‘The Economic Engine Framework’ that Geoff presented to Jim Slater, the UK business legend, back in January, 1990.
The days of the autocratic ‘John Wayne’ leader are on the wane. The business environment has become too complex, uncertain, ambiguous and dynamic for ‘One Great Man’ – however great – to navigate alone. In the post-2008 era, the Chief Executive needs to build and lead an Executive Leadership Team (ELT) with a mix of capabilities and personality types. The team needs ‘sensing’ and ‘intuiting’ skills to steer the organisation through the volatility and lack of visibility of current conditions.