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DR Zuess
DR Zuess
I learned a lot from the leadership team today. We paid a great deal of
attention to risk. Some of Sam’s leadership behaviors put Herb and others
into increasingly risky environments. As we analyzed one of the
interactions (pages 32–35), one of the leadership team’s executives said,
“Sure, it looked risky, but everyone ended up okay.” The lesson for
me: What feels safe and what feels risky depend a great deal on your
point of view.
Another interesting point is that most of the time neither Sam nor the other
characters (who are perhaps a little too focused on implementing the
leader’s vision) notice when their progress literally goes off the rails. This
has two lessons for me: First, am I so busy trying to bring this one last
person on board that I am putting my vision at risk? Second, perhaps
the people who are reluctant to embrace my vision are able to see
dangers that I am not.
This is just the tip of the iceberg. There were many more lessons, and lots
and lots of laughs. If the leadership team learned as much from each other
today as I learned from them, I earned my pay.
I love my job!