tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-986269017488136556.post5040579418383861490..comments2023-11-10T04:05:33.137-06:00Comments on Thinking About Leadership: when leaders can't leadDon Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14454310456034277227noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-986269017488136556.post-3366283601086805462010-09-04T00:14:47.447-05:002010-09-04T00:14:47.447-05:00Outstanding post! You and I have posted/commented ...Outstanding post! You and I have posted/commented on culture and a lot of this has to do with the culture of the organization. Is this tolerated? Is there accountability built into the organization? College athletics has many examples to illustrate this very post. One thing I would add is the "whistle blower" effect; the fear that a person will be ostracized from the profession or considered an outcast/insubordinate. No one wants to be labeled a tattle-tale or be thought of as less than loyal.Matt Grahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04663358773923683802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-986269017488136556.post-79204629381721314072010-08-18T17:21:29.737-05:002010-08-18T17:21:29.737-05:00I think you've titled this correctly. There ar...I think you've titled this correctly. There are leaders who just can't absorb the knowledge of what's going on around them. They don't see or observe the world. A leader is a person who is watching the room, is seeing how others react to them and is listening to how they're perceived or is feeling how their message is received. When a "leader" doesn't absorb what is going on around them or what people are telling them through body language, gossip or the flat-out truth, they're on their own and thus can't lead, not won't lead, but they just can't.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01462732235565682130noreply@blogger.com