Bestselling and award-winning author duo Chris Lewis and Pippa
Malmgren are calling it out. In The Infinite Leader, they argue that
the spectacular leadership failures that we have witnessed in recent
history, stretching across business, community life and politics, can be
explained by a lack of balance.
Having spent centuries perfecting processes and systems to maximize
productivity and being indicted to the shrine of numbers, KPI's and
financial forecasting, we have to admit, there are very few examples of
sustainable and inspirational leadership figures out there. By
over-relying on the hard stuff, we have disregarded whole dimensions of
values that are desperately needed when trying to engage communities of
people towards a common goal.
The Infinite Leader is a roadmap to introducing balance back into
organizations. You can adapt your stance to the infinite possibilities
facing you as a leader, and balance the main quadrants of the rational,
emotional, spiritual and physical leader, to deliver sustainable
leadership with integrity. Business is still about people - people
operate across paradoxes and opposing forces, in a world that confounds
these influences. Leaders need to continuously juggle and neutralize
these to succeed. Be what your people need you to be and learn what they
don't teach you in business schools; remain analytical and
numbers-focused when needed, but also bring your heart, person and
integrity to leadership.
