PARTIAL LEADERS AND BELIEFS
As crucial as vision and values are, they’re not the whole story. You’ve probably encountered leaders who were zealous in their beliefs about how their companies should operate but, being partial leaders, they were still doomed to fail. Their inflexibility, inability to connect with a diverse group of people, lack of analytical insight, or simple-minded approaches to complex issues led the company off a cliff. Enron comes to mind. Despite their fervent beliefs, Enron executives alienated key people and implemented flawed strategies. Even though they made a convincing case for why they were doing what they were doing, they were operating with only part of their full leadership capabilities.
Authenticity is attributed ...
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