Noel Tichy writes about "The Mark of a Winner" in the Fall 1997 edition of Leader to Leader. In his article, he connects good teaching with effective leadership. Here are three of his suggestions.
"The ability to develop the leadership of others requires three things: a teachable point of view, a story for your organization, and a well-defined methodology for teaching and coaching." Read the article here.
Thanks for pointing me in the direction of the Tichy article, Mark. Particularly liked the bit about the use of stories - a real passion of mine. But do you know of any law firms that have actually done what Tichy suggests? Any managing partners who have embraced the story form to explain where they're heading? Or any marketers who have helped create a law firm's story? Or any who have understood that demonstrating an understanding of a client's story is a sure fire winner in pitches and proposals?
This whole subject gets lots of raised eyebrows when I raise it in meetings!
Posted by: Steve Pearce | September 25, 2006 at 01:08 PM