ML77 – 3 Criticisms of Leadership with MIT Professor Otto Scharmer

Otto Scharmer, a Senior Lecturer at MIT and cofounder of the Presencing Institute. In 2015 he co-founded the MITx u.lab, and his new book is: The Essentials of Theory U: Core Principles and Applications

Top Takeaways: 3 Criticisms of Leadership with MIT Professor Otto Scharmer

Should we still call it leadership? Or something else? Why is this even a question?
Change maker or pioneer as an alternative for the word leadership
1^st criticism of leadership – seen as a feature of a person, rarely an organization or system
2^nd criticism of leadership – it’s hierarchical
3^rd criticism of leadership – It’s missing the purpose
We live in a moment of disruption
Leadership is moving beyond your own bubble
The leader’s job is to make sense of the bigger picture – look to the future
When you live in an environment of disruption, you can’t just stay the same
The role of the leader is to sense emerging possibilities
Put yourself in the place of most potential
The power of intention an essential part of leadership