Mediocrity at the Top: Pulling Away from the Pack
- Topics:
- Organizational Behavior
- Source:
- Center for Creative Leadership
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Overview: Various dictionaries define mediocrity in terms such as “moderate ability, value, or performance”; “a lack of skill or ability”; “ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding”; and “the quality of being not very good or not good enough.” Hardly the kind of words one would associate with people in leadership positions. Yet a look at data gathered from a Center for Creative Leadership assessment and development program over the past twenty years indicates that more often than not these words describe many of the people who assume the role of leader. The value in looking at what makes for mediocre leadership is the chance to learn which practices and behaviors to avoid becoming a more effective leader. In some instances leaders in The Looking Glass Experience were found to be effective or highly effective. This article will also look at some of the characteristics and behaviors that set those leaders apart so those qualities can be recognized and perhaps emulated in the real world.
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Format: PDF | Size: 100KB | Date: Nov 2000 | Pages: 5
