You hit the nail on the head that power and authority are like a lightbulb for a moth. It seems alluring, but in the end, it doesn't breed the leadership style that accomplishes the very basic definition: to empower and align a team around a common set of goals and objectives. This requires trust, and the piece these types of leaders miss here is how much character plays a role in the equation. Reframing power and authority to responsibility the second someone steps into a leadership role sets them on an entirely different trajectory.
This has given me a lot to think about. I am used to thinking about these types of bosses as bullies. But they are so much more and yet at the same time they are a bunch of nothing.
You hit the nail on the head that power and authority are like a lightbulb for a moth. It seems alluring, but in the end, it doesn't breed the leadership style that accomplishes the very basic definition: to empower and align a team around a common set of goals and objectives. This requires trust, and the piece these types of leaders miss here is how much character plays a role in the equation. Reframing power and authority to responsibility the second someone steps into a leadership role sets them on an entirely different trajectory.
This has given me a lot to think about. I am used to thinking about these types of bosses as bullies. But they are so much more and yet at the same time they are a bunch of nothing.
They typically are bullies to some degree or other.