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Harrison Owen on Leadership
By Doc on Nov 11, 2008 | In Musings | 1 feedback »
Harrison Owen, the father of Open Space Technology (my term for him), recently shared some thoughts on leadership:
"I think one of the things I have learned over the years is that regardless of what the "Formal Leadership" may have said/hoped/decreed -- the true agenda (actual, functioning) is set by those who care. And more than care -- they take responsibility for what they care for. That is what I call Authentic Leadership. Formal leaders can be Authentic Leaders (and hopefully they will be) -- but their title and position DOES NOT make it so. They become Authentic Leaders when, and only when, their Passion meets Responsibility. I think that is what we have been seeing with Obama. Time will tell whether he will carry through. "
One of the important things for me in this is the statement that the title and position does not make for an Authentic Leader. I love the way that Harrison simplifies things and dives right to essentials.
Regardless of what you think of the US election results, this statement about leadership is powerful.
