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Leadership Is an Art
Leadership is a phenomenon that is hard to describe or quantify. Like musical talent or athletic ability, leadership is innate -- some have it, some don't.
MAKING LEADERSHIP MORE CERTAIN
Neuroscience, particularly the science of the brain, is revolutionizing our understanding of what makes people tick -- a common and necessary preoccupation of managers. CIOs in particular have this burden because they have to provide services and resources to their organizations in a way that matches a peculiar expectation.
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
-- Publilius Syrus
Leadership Is an Art
Leadership is a phenomenon that is hard to describe or quantify. Like musical talent or athletic ability, leadership is innate -- some have it, some don't.
MAKING LEADERSHIP MORE CERTAIN
Neuroscience, particularly the science of the brain, is revolutionizing our understanding of what makes people tick -- a common and necessary preoccupation of managers. CIOs in particular have this burden because they have to provide services and resources to their organizations in a way that matches a peculiar expectation.
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
-- Publilius Syrus
No one lacks an opinion on the subject of good leadership. Leadership seminars devote days to the discussion of theories, case studies, and war stories. Strategies and tactics that work in one setting, however, may fall flat in another. Theories alone don't promote a scientific approach to the identification and development of leaders. The path toward competent, high-performance leadership is not well marked.
This month's issue of Cutter IT Journal asks, "Is leadership a science?" Up front my answer is no -- leadership is an endeavor of passion. While we could discuss studies of cognitive science, decision science (analytical frameworks for decision making), neuropsychology, and the like, what we will be talking about here is one's interest in, passion for, and propensity for leading.