**Great leadership is not all about the leader**
When I asked Sir David Walker, a former Airforce General, board director and chair, and the former master of the Queen’s household “What makes a great leader?”, he immediately turned my question about great leadership to great followship.
“It’s all about good and great followers. It’s about having a good team. Sometimes the leader is a member of the team, other times the leader plays a role at the front of the team. Sometimes the leader passes the baton to someone else to lead, depending on the context” & what is needed to achieve the best for everyone.
Other insights from the conversation with Sir David in the series
#GlobalLeadershipHypothesis – what makes a great leader?" are:
❇️Having a clear understanding of the culture you want
❇️ Culture needs to be lived by the leaders and needs continuous focus
❇️ Crucial ingredient = trust = effective leadership
❇️ Be prepared for mistakes and dealing with them justly
❇️Preoccupation with I know the answer holds leaders back
❇️Finding out the best way to achieve something from those around you
❇️Set an intent and then delegate and empower individuals to act
❇️Preoccupation with a systemic linear approach to change
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© Talita Ferreira, CEO and founder of Authentic Change Solutions