http://www.3sigma.com/what-is-leadership-and-why-does-it-always-arise-in-every-human-enterprise/ Surfing the brink of chaos Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:47:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://www.3sigma.com/what-is-leadership-and-why-does-it-always-arise-in-every-human-enterprise/comment-page-1/#comment-381 marc Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:23:41 +0000 http://www.3sigma.com/?p=2780#comment-381 Bertie, great comment! We see the subject of leadership in much the same way. I have a blog on the subject of the interchangeability of leadership coming soon! Bertie, great comment! We see the subject of leadership in much the same way. I have a blog on the subject of the interchangeability of leadership coming soon!

]]> http://www.3sigma.com/what-is-leadership-and-why-does-it-always-arise-in-every-human-enterprise/comment-page-1/#comment-380 Bertie Fraser Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:32:56 +0000 http://www.3sigma.com/?p=2780#comment-380 I agree that leadership is a community process. The community is defined by a commonality of interest, communication, and capability. Leadership is the process by which the community achieves one or more objectives. It works bi-directionally. The leadership role is an attribute arising out of the followership action of the rest of the community, as long as the two are compatible. However, leadership is never permanent. The best example comes from a flock of birds in flight. The lead bird confronts the most intense air pressure. The trailing birds are almost in a vacuum. But the birds continually circulate, taking the lead role in turn. With humans, and other animals, leadership is similarly circumstantial. Members of the community group assume roles depending on the current issue and the current personal strategy for responding to the percieved issue. Sometimes conflict can occur because community views are not compatible, or because the leadership role rises to a level of importance beyond group objectives. Usually this is because members of a community do not look closely at birds in flight. I agree that leadership is a community process. The community is defined by a commonality of interest, communication, and capability. Leadership is the process by which the community achieves one or more objectives. It works bi-directionally. The leadership role is an attribute arising out of the followership action of the rest of the community, as long as the two are compatible. However, leadership is never permanent. The best example comes from a flock of birds in flight. The lead bird confronts the most intense air pressure. The trailing birds are almost in a vacuum. But the birds continually circulate, taking the lead role in turn. With humans, and other animals, leadership is similarly circumstantial. Members of the community group assume roles depending on the current issue and the current personal strategy for responding to the percieved issue. Sometimes conflict can occur because community views are not compatible, or because the leadership role rises to a level of importance beyond group objectives. Usually this is because members of a community do not look closely at birds in flight.

]]> http://www.3sigma.com/what-is-leadership-and-why-does-it-always-arise-in-every-human-enterprise/comment-page-1/#comment-361 Forward Thinking about Leadership | Three Sigma Systems Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:31:41 +0000 http://www.3sigma.com/?p=2780#comment-361 [...] 1. What is leadership and why does it always arise in every human enterprise? [...] [...] 1. What is leadership and why does it always arise in every human enterprise? [...]

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