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8 leadership lessons from history

Be a Good Communicator

That means above all understanding your audience and targeting your speech.

Winston Churchill and Pres. Roosevelt masterfully used their communication skills to prepare and keep their nations in a war that at times seemed hopeless.

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When Charismatic Leadership Goes Too Far

When Charismatic Leadership Goes Too Far

https://hbr.org/2016/11/when-charismatic-leadership-goes-too-far

hbr.org

In most cases, charisma is a useful quality for CEOs. Many work hard to develop charismatic skills. Especially when an organization is asked to become more innovative and to perform beyond normal levels, having followers with an unusually strong belief in the leader and their vision increases the odds of success.

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Qualities of Charismatic Leader
  • They are skilled at articulating a compelling vision that inspires followers.
  • They read the environment and sense the needs of followers to tailor a message that will hav...
From positive to negative

5 phases that take place as a leader’s charisma shifts from a positive to a negative quality:

  • The first phase is characterized by the subtle sense on the part of followers that the leader does not want to be questioned.
  • The second stage: sensing the leader's diminished appetite for being questioned or challenged, followers begin to self-censor, asking fewer questions and no longer playing devil's advocate.
  • The third stage: a negative cycle in which compliments and agreement cause leaders to become overconfident. Leaders in this stage create their own sense of reality and become resistant to evidence that they may be incorrect.
  • The fourth stage: Since the leader's views and actions are the only ones that matter, followers reduce their willingness to be proactive. They wait for directions and become passive. Decision making slows down.
  • The fifth stage is characterized by people continuing to follow and ostensibly do only what is necessary but with a deep diminishment in enthusiasm and spirit. 
Five Lessons from History

Five Lessons from History

https://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/five-lessons-from-history/

collaborativefund.com

The most important lessons from history are the takeaways that are so broad they can apply to other fields, other eras, and other people. That's where lessons have leverage and are most likely to apply to your own life. But those things take some digging to find, often sitting layers below the main story.

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Voltaire

“History never repeats itself. Man always does.”

Voltaire
History lessons
The most important lessons from history are the takeaways that are so broad they can apply to other fields, other historical times, and other people. 

The point is that the more specific a lesson of history is, the less relevant it becomes.

Adopting new views 

One of the interesting parts of the Great Depressions from history is not just how the economy collapsed, but how quickly and dramatically people’s views changed when it did.

People suffering from immediate, unexpected adversity are likely to adopt views they previously thought absurd. It’s not until your life is in full chaos (with your hopes and dreams your dreams unsure) that people begin taking ideas they’d never consider before seriously.

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The Power of Storytelling for Leaders – 2

The Power of Storytelling for Leaders – 2

http://www.davidhuntoon.com/building-leaders/blog-series-the-power-of-storytelling-for-leaders-2/

davidhuntoon.com

Leaders who use the power of storytelling have much to gain. They can keep consistent focus on the vision of the company, and affirm faith in the near term intent of the leadership, strengthen brand loyalty, and build support from the organizational team at every level.

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What's to gain for Leaders through storytelling?
  • Can keep a consistent focus on the vision of the company, 
  • affirm faith in the near term intent of the leadership, 
  • strengthen brand loyalty,&nbs...
Two considerations when employing storytelling
  • Invest in a highly competent Director of Communication.
  • Be central in choosing stories.
  • Personally convey your vision in compelling stories.