Leadosophy: Episode 31 - "You Cannot Avoid the Theoretical Side of Leading Others"
b"Episode 31 Leadosophy tackles the theoretical side of leadership, explaining how the blend of theory, practice, and reflection work in harmony or not in harmony. As leaders, we make decisions and predictions about the future based upon our best theories or hypotheses. Many of these predictions and decisions are based upon our views and assumptions of human performance, human emotion, human behavior, and human potential. \\n\\nIf you're looking for a geeked-out episode on leadership, this one's for you. Also, Leadosophy asks some deep questions that should help serve as a cognitive lubricant for your leadership style and your understanding of leadership. Here are a few of these questions:\\n\\nShould leaders pay attention to leadership from a social science perspective? \\nShould leaders try to gain a better understanding of their habits, tendencies, traits, and decision-making strategies as a means to increase human performance and organizational performance? Is there time to do this? Is it worth your time? Should we understand our assumptions of human behavior prior to assuming a leadership role? \\nIs human behavior predictable? If I lead others with a certain leadership style, predictable results will follow. Authoritarian v Democratic v Laissez Fair\\nShould we understand what drives, motivates, or inspires members of our team?\\nShould we understand what improves happiness in the workplace, what detracts from happiness? Should we understand why this \\u201chappiness idea\\u201d matters in the first place?\\nDo we understand why the employees at the bottom of the hierarchal pyramid care less about the business than the business owner or owners? Is this natural? Can we force employees at the bottom to care more? What conditions can we create in the workplace that may increase the chances that all employees take ownership of their organization, become ambassadors for their organization?\\n\\nSeason One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together."