Science is a way of thinking …
“Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.”
― Carl Sagan
“Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.”
― Carl Sagan
One way to reduce your reliance on power as a behaviour style is to give the power away. If you do that you are likely to increase your use of Affiliative and Humanistic-Encouraging behaviour. That is probably why the saying works.
Ironically, the only thing that seems to cut us off from authentic and constructive leadership behaviour is our thoughts and beliefs around needing to protect ourselves from others, be significant and therefore to be separate from them. If we believe that we are separate from people, need to demonstrate our own significance and we need…
Erin Petrys shares some thinking on the Oppositional Style.
“Everybody is unique and has the potential to do extraordinary things. The first step is often challenging accepted thinking.” Richard Branson
Effective Leaders know thyself. Effective Leaders know what drives them. They know their personal values and their work values. They know what motivates them and what they are good at. They know their own preferences and their ability to adapt. Effective leaders demonstrate high levels of self-actualizing behaviour. “Based on needs of personal growth, self-fulfillment…
Over 30 years of research across thousands of organizations using the Organizational Culture Inventory® has shown positive relationships between Constructive cultural norms (that is, expectations for members to behave constructively in order to “fit in”) and motivation, engagement, teamwork, quality, external adaptability and, ultimately, profitability. Constructive cultures are those in which members are encouraged to…