Leading So People Will Follow

Fast-Forward

Now it’s almost fifteen years later. My children are adults, soon to be reading bedtime stories to their own children. My colleagues and I at Proteus International now use this “leading” model to help people at every level in organizations think and behave as leaders. We’ve found that learning these six attributes gives people a useful, practical framework for self-reflection and growth. And it helps them build more productive teams and organizations by becoming the leader who provides a strong, safe point around which people’s hopes and efforts can coalesce. We’ve taught the model to young men and women in their first “leader” jobs, and we’ve used it to coach CEOs. It makes immediate logical and intuitive sense to most people, and ...