Dividends & Interest

Connected Leadership: Fad or Useful Framework?

Craig Chappelow

Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.

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There is a Dilbert cartoon I love. The characters are all at a meeting, and the pointy-haired boss says, “I have an idea.” Dilbert thinks, “Is this a real thing or just another management fad that will linger like the smell of a dead woodchuck under the front porch?” The boss says, “Let's do a CHANGE Newsletter.” The thought bubble over Dilbert's head reads, “Woodchuck.”

When I was first introduced to the concept of connected leadership, my reaction was to think, “Woodchuck.” It's not that I thought the concept wasn't valid. It made sense to me that leaders and all group members share a collective capacity for ...

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