Transparent Leadership Beats Servant Leadership
7 days ago
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- Servant leadership is compared to 'curling parenting', where the leader/parent removes obstacles for their team/children, leading to dependency.
- Servant leadership can create a single point of failure, leaving teams unprepared when the leader departs.
- Transparent leadership is proposed as an alternative, focusing on coaching, connecting, and teaching problem-solving.
- A transparent leader explains organizational values, creates direct links between supply and demand, and fosters career growth by delegating leadership responsibilities.
- The goal of transparent leadership is to make the leader redundant by training replacements and avoiding unnecessary bureaucracy.
- Once redundant, a manager should return to technical work to maintain skills and earn respect, acting as a 'high-powered spare worker'.