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Why should anyone be led by you?

R Goffee1, G Jones

  • 1London Business School.

Harvard Business Review
|January 6, 2001
PubMed
Summary

Exceptional leaders possess four key qualities: selective vulnerability, intuition, tough empathy, and capitalizing on differences. These traits foster authenticity and enhance performance by encouraging leaders to be skilled versions of themselves.

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Area of Science:

  • Organizational Behavior
  • Leadership Studies
  • Management Science

Background:

  • Traditional leadership theories emphasize vision and energy.
  • Extensive research and workshops with leaders identified additional critical qualities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and analyze unexpected qualities of exceptional leaders.
  • To provide actionable insights for developing authentic and effective leadership.

Main Methods:

  • Exhaustive review of influential leadership theories.
  • Analysis of data from workshops with thousands of leaders and aspiring leaders.

Main Results:

  • Exceptional leaders selectively reveal vulnerabilities to build trust and approachability.
  • They rely on intuition and situational awareness to guide actions.
  • Tough empathy involves providing necessary support realistically and directly.
  • Leaders leverage unique differences to motivate employees and create social distance.

Conclusions:

  • Authenticity, combined with strategic application of these four qualities, is crucial for inspirational leadership.
  • Leaders should "be yourself—more—with skill" to achieve genuine effectiveness.

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