Leadership has nothing to do with titles. J. Frank Brown, the Dean of INSEAD, has met a lot of CEOs in his two-and-a-half decades in business and many of them are little more than LINOs – Leaders In Name Only.
This article, an interview with the author of The Global Business Leader: Practical Advice for Success in a Transcultural Marketplace, presents a perspective on leadership:
Brown lists the hallmarks of leadership: openness, integrity, humility, a view of the present and the future, an optimistic outlook, the proper use of authority, and an understanding of personal and organisational objectives.‘Transcultural’ leaders at the helm of international companies also need to be sensitive to other cultures and national differences. That means leaders today need to be willing to explore and travel. They need to be curious about other people and customs.
However, it’s pretty much the same-old, same-old and not much that I would consider new thinking. If you’ve read much about leadership, then you don’t need to read this article.
