More Social Leadership v. More Social Systems

A leader changing her/his behavior to model more openness & transparency (social) is just an invitation to others, a suggestion, it only creates an option for people to follow:

“Do or don’t either way, life goes on.”

However, changing the systems (how we manage, how we recognize, what we do about learning, and who gets to make decisions, etc) that people operate within creates a new requirement or at least a slightly different choice:

“Do or don’t, change or leave.”

So, it’s certainly nice to have leaders behave differently but it’s far more impactful if leaders put their energy into changing the systems that compel the whole organization to behave differently.

Mark

Mark

About Me

 
I help companies become more social by design.

Mark Britz is an organizational social designer, author, speaker, and consultant who helps companies develop systems for the culture they need to scale their business without losing the things that make it special. Mark facilitates this shift through his workshops, speaking engagements, and leadership coaching.

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