Combat Docility
An episode of the Reflections on Leadership podcast, hosted by Karl Bimshas, titled "Combat Docility" was published on August 25, 2021 and runs 3 minutes.
August 25, 2021 ·3m · Reflections on Leadership
Summary
The challenge of today’s leader is to combat docility. Of course, it’s a dream of those with power to have everyone on your team do everything you want without complaint or question, but that’s how authoritarianism works, not democracy. Maybe your organization is less like a democratic institution and more like a monarchy. There’s your first error. *** At Karl Bimshas Consulting, our vision is to create environments where great leaders outnumber lousy leaders, and better leadership is the norm, not the exception. Your support of the Reflections on Leadership podcast helps move us even closer to that vision. Thank you! *** About Reflections on Leadership: Leadership advisor, writer, and no BS accountability partner, Karl Bimshas, shares quick reflections on leadership, and interviews other busy professionals, to challenge your perspective, provide inspiration, and give insights to help you manage better and lead well. Read the Reflections on Leadership blog here => bimshasconsulting.com/blog Leadership Workbooks => LeadershipWorkbooks.com Disposable Journal: The booklet-sized journal with a week’s worth of daily prompts, designed for you to take on your biggest challenges. Portable, insightful, personal, and disposable => www.disposablejournal.com *** Learn more about Karl Bimshas Consulting and stay up to date: http://www.bimshasconsulting.com/contact/sign-up/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlBimshas Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KarlBimshas/ LinkedIn Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/karlbimshasconsulting/ More resources => LearnFromKarl.com Leadership Swag: Visit LeadershirtsPlus.com Books by Karl Bimshas: http://bit.ly/BimBooks Thank you. Keep advancing confidently in the direction of your dreams and help others along the way.
Episode Description
The challenge of today’s leader is to combat docility.
Of course, it’s a dream of those with power to have everyone on your team do everything you want without complaint or question, but that’s how authoritarianism works, not democracy.
Maybe your organization is less like a democratic institution and more like a monarchy. There’s your first error.
***
At Karl Bimshas Consulting, our vision is to create environments where great leaders outnumber lousy leaders, and better leadership is the norm, not the exception. Your support of the Reflections on Leadership podcast helps move us even closer to that vision. Thank you!
***
About Reflections on Leadership: Leadership advisor, writer, and no BS accountability partner, Karl Bimshas, shares quick reflections on leadership, and interviews other busy professionals, to challenge your perspective, provide inspiration, and give insights to help you manage better and lead well.
Read the Reflections on Leadership blog here => bimshasconsulting.com/blog
Leadership Workbooks => LeadershipWorkbooks.com
Disposable Journal: The booklet-sized journal with a week’s worth of daily prompts, designed for you to take on your biggest challenges. Portable, insightful, personal, and disposable => www.disposablejournal.com
***
Learn more about Karl Bimshas Consulting and stay up to date: http://www.bimshasconsulting.com/contact/sign-up/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlBimshas
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KarlBimshas/
LinkedIn Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/karlbimshasconsulting/
More resources => LearnFromKarl.com
Leadership Swag: Visit LeadershirtsPlus.com
Books by Karl Bimshas: http://bit.ly/BimBooks
Thank you. Keep advancing confidently in the direction of your dreams and help others along the way.
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