Kim & Erin Clark: Leading With Mind, Heart & Soul

    The idea of balancing the rational aspects of leadership with the intelligence of the heart and the wisdom of the soul is suddenly emerging as a legitimate best practice in organizations. At last, were moving away from traditional thinking — & knee-jerk assumptions — that caring about employees & giving them more power & agency, is a very bad way to drive performance. Kim & Erin Clark are the co-authors of the new bestseller, “Leading Through: Activating The Soul, Heart & Mind Of Leadership.” And while one could conjecture that the authors of a book with a title like this are spiritualists or people who don’t understand management, Kim happens to be the former Dean of the Harvard Business School — & Erin is a managing director of human capital at Deloitte Consulting! They have chops. They have massive credibility. Which makes it rather hard to refute what they both have to say. For as long as any of us can remember, workplace leadership has always been anchored on rationality, efficiency & control. Workers were treated as being easily replaceable, & managers were routinely taught to focus on productivity — not on employee engagement or well-being. As evidenced by Kim & Erin’s book, we’re at the onset of an era when traditional leadership philosophy gets tossed aside, and when a new, more informed and enlightened methodology becomes embraced. Their work is a testament to the power of integrating the heart, soul and mind into how we lead human beings in our workplaces. The profound insights they both share in this conversation are certain to inspire & challenge you to rethink what it means to lead in today’s world. The post Kim & Erin Clark: Leading With Mind, Heart & Soul appeared first on Mark C. Crowley.