So does this mean there are “Value Leaders”?
I’ve had a hard time finding good Leadership blogs. Either they are way to focused on selling their products, or they are simply mouthpieces for a Leadership “celeberity”. If you have a good Leadership or Excellence blog you could recommend, please leave me a comment.
One of the blogs I have found that I like is called The Practice of Leadership. The blog, written by George Ambler, is George’s way of thinking out loud on the topic and just having fun. What a great approach.
In citing a MIT Sloan Management Review article, George recently wrote an post entitled “Searching for Growth Leaders“. Growth Leaders, as defined by the MIT researchers, are:
… managers who can generate organic growth to “find new streams of revenue without always resorting to acquisitions.
I find two aspects of the article to be of particular interest; first the qualities listed, and second the mindset.
Qualities of Growth Leaders
The qualities of Growth Leaders listed in the article are:
- Rich in experience
- Changing the rules…
- …but managing risk
- Preferring people to data
- Pragmatic idealists
What I love about these qualities is the human/team orientation and the quite wonderful phrase “pragmatic idealist”. This is always what I have considered myself and it’s nice to actually see someone else talking this way; especially in the context of Leadership. As we develop our own sense of Leadership on this blog, we will have to remember these qualities and make sure they are taken into consideration.
George’s article presents detailed descriptions of all the qualities and I highly suggest you jump over to it and give it a read.
“The Virtuous Mindset”
What I like even more than the qualities listed, is this sense of growth leadership being tied to a virtuous cycle, whereas a fixed mindset is tied to a vicious cycle. While I’m not sure it’s quite that simple, I do believe that a virtuous cycle, one that embraces people and sees life as a journey, can be a solid foundation for growth.
What we see here is growth leadership tied to openness, understanding people, competency, and the willingness to take a risk. Much of this is common to all article written on entrepreneurship. What stands out for me is the almost “new age” aspect of broad life experiences and understanding people as a foundation for not only Leadership but Growth Leadership.
Again – a good, quick read that I highly recommend.
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