Sorry to be so blunt, but I’ve got a hard truth to share. We need to look in the transformational leadership mirror. MOST LEADERS AREN’T LEADERS. They are just the first in a long line of followers. Bold statement, right? Believe me, I don’t make it lightly. Before I explain, I want to share a story. Sitting across from Juliana, a rising next-generation leader in her industry, I felt genuinely proud of her for her courage as a leader. Over the last month, she’d been sharing with me that she had struggled in dealing with an individual who directly reported to her. She had found herself constantly frustrated and having to push down her anger at having to “babysit” this individual in order to get them to meet deadlines. (We’ve all been there...right?) The subtle clench of her jaw as she described this individual’s behavior told us both there was something going on under the surface for Juliana... Over the last month that Juliana and I had worked together, I’d asked her to examine why this person was so adept at getting under her skin (outside of the obvious issue of not meeting deadlines). Today, with a smile of relief and certainty Juliana announced, “This might sound crazy, but this person does exactly what my older brother did when I was a kid. He was constantly not following through on what he was supposed to do and I would have to cover for him and do it with a smile”

2. Sorry to be so blunt, but I’ve got a
hard truth to share.
MOST LEADERS
AREN’T LEADERS
@TheDovBaron

3. @TheDovBaron
They are just the first in a
long line of followers. Bold
statement, right? Believe
me, I don’t make it lightly.

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the past thirty years no longer applies. The world
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5. @TheDovBaron
The fact of the matter is that if you
take a look around, you will see that
the people who we are told are
leaders have followers, but those
followers aren’t consciously choosing
to follow them.

6. The reality is that leadership
is not a title. Leadership is a
responsibility, and it takes real
courage to be a leader.
@TheDovBaron

7. Authentic leaders are committed to
implementing real change to make things
better, but it should be noted that they aren’t
afraid to change themselves in the process.
@TheDovBaron

8. Read the full article:
link

9. I eagerly anticipate your
feedback and comments.
With gratitude,
Dov Baron
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