Paradox

The Power of Having Strong Opinions, Weakly Held

by George Ambler on September 15, 2007

The phrase “Strong Opinions, Weakly Held” from a post by Bob Sutton describes an important philosophy for leaders, Bob Sutton describes the importance of this idea as: “….the virtues of wise people – those who have the courage to act on their knowledge, but the humility to doubt what they know…to deal with an uncertain [...]

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James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras in their book Built to Last talk about how leaders get caught in what they call “The Tyranny of the Or,” the belief that you cannot live with two seemingly contradictory ideas at the same time, that you can have change or stability, you can be conservative or [...]

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Leadership is Both an Art and a Science

by George Ambler on May 25, 2006

Leadership is both an art and a science, effective leadership requires that we embrace both dimensions. The science of leadership concerns the observation, study and classification of leadership practices, resulting in a reliable explanation of what makes leaders effective. Volumes of research, opinions and books have been written on scientific leadership methods and practices. The [...]

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