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
- 1st criticism of leadership – seen as a feature of a person, rarely an organization or system
- 2nd criticism of leadership – it’s hierarchical
- 3rd 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
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Additional Items Mentioned
Otto’s website: ottoscharmer.com
Book: The Essentials of Theory U
