Thread by @criticalaviator

Popular descriptions of leadership are wrong.

3 reasons why describing leadership as science + art will hamper your growth and what to do about it.

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Science is characterised by:

• Creating hypotheses
• Experimenting to validate
• Forming rules and formulas from results

What about art?

Art is characterised by:

• Creative expression
• Varied mediums used
• Unique value derived from aesthetic appreciation

Can any of these describe leadership?

3 reasons not to put leadership in either box:

1️⃣ Leadership is about people.
• People are not experiments
• They interact in complex ways

2️⃣ People have intrinsic value, not derived.
• Not predictable through formulas or rules
• Not defined by your creative process

3️⃣ The leader helps empower the team through investment.
• The team is not a resource to be used up through a process
• The outcomes result from understanding the team

What should you do as a result?

☑️ Build a set of practices.

☑️ Track your progress

☑️ Share your learning with your team

You learn by doing and reflection.

Leadership is a practice.

It starts with you.
It must involve your team.
It is a process of continued and deliberate learning.

This is how you can accelerate your journey and lead for the future.

That's a wrap!

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