Leadership Issues: Leadership and Organizational Health

Issues in your work group may be caused in part by the way in which you lead, if like most contemporary business managers you follow a hierarchical model of leadership. Hierarchical organizations tend to show intolerance of risk and error; limited creative license in developing new business; high turnover among key performers; paranoia; abuse of trust; difficulty getting cooperation from anyone except your trusted circle; and inability to attract or retain the “whiz kids” who expect to be fully engaged in the enterprise. If your organization is broken, and you can’t see why, it may be you!