5. Leadership Matters

• Trust depends on Integrity. If people can’t rely on your word, they won’t trust you. 
• Influence depends on Trust. People will refuse the influence of leaders they distrust. 
• Impact depends on Influence. You can’t make the impact you w...

Psychologist Kurt Lewin developed his framework in the 1930s, and it provided the foundation of many of the approaches that followed afterwards

• Autocratic leaders make decisions without consulting their team members, even if their input would be useful.

Charismatic leaders inspire and motivate their team members. But they often focus on themselves and their own ambitions, and they may not want to change anything.

Charismatic leaders might believe that they can do no wrong, even when others warn them about the path that they're on.