Lucy Kueng calls it ‘High Thinking, Low Ego’ and the consulting firm Kienbaum calls it ‘Brave Leadership’ —> for me it is the ability as a leader to focus on strategic priorities AND be a whole-hearted courageous leader.
A new Kienbaum report confirms once more this leadership style is associated with…
.. improved business performance
.. building courageous cultures
.. integrating paradox, ambiguous demands (eg people and business needs)
.. retaining and attracting talent
.. boosting transformation success
In addition, the work by Erika James and Lynne Perry Wooten shows ego is the quintessential problem getting in the way of crisis preparedness by top leadership in organisations.
Where to start? With yourself to do your inner work and your leadership team. Build courage skills – that is handling vulnerability, operating by your values, understanding the elements of trust and examine the stories you make up.
Here the sources of the referenced work:
- Lucy Kueng’s book she published as open access: Hearts and Minds: Harnessing Leadership, Culture, and Talent to Really Go Digital. (2020)
- Kienbaum’s new report: BRAVE LEADERSHIP – Turning Potential To Progress (2022) (note: in German)
- Erika James & Lynne Perry Wooten new book: The Prepared Leader. (2022)
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