Freud had a pretty smooth gig. Here was a man who enticed wealthy, neurotic women to his office and — relaxing their inhibitions with hypnosis — encouraged them to describe their fantasies while lying on his chaise lounge. As if that wasn’t enough, he profitably published these sessions…and then billed them. Still, he didn’t completely get it.
We have the same problem lately with leadership. It’s the hottest topic for business books of every shape and flavor, yet despite all the “five qualities this” and “seven characteristics that,” we still don’t get it, either. Honestly, isn’t it a bit like pornography? We know it when we see it.
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Author: Mark Jaffe
