Is leadership doomed to fail? The white‐knuckle ride to a better organizational culture
Human Resource Management International Digest
ISSN: 0967-0734
Article publication date: 31 August 2010
Abstract
Purpose
Explains how organizations can adapt in order to foster a culture that cultivates great leaders.
Design/methodology/approach
Highlights how to manage from the front, and with conviction, to ensure that the team will follow.
Findings
Argues that effective leadership can only thrive when leaders are freed from bureaucracy and organizational process.
Practical implications
Urges companies to: cut the number of meetings and make them shorter to promote energy and focus; foster individual thought, talent and a sense of freedom to create; and avoid appointing “yes” men to management roles.
Social implications
Argues that shareholders can impede organizational success because they tend to want reliable, predicable behavior. Favors private companies, or those owned by their employees.
Originality/value
Contends that leaders must be free to “rock the boat”.
Keywords
Citation
Archer, S. (2010), "Is leadership doomed to fail? The white‐knuckle ride to a better organizational culture", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 18 No. 6, pp. 32-34. https://doi.org/10.1108/09670731011071755
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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