Leadership may not be what you think. It’s not based on authority, has little to do with a lofty job title and seldom makes people happy. Leadership is also not something that’s usually in your job description. On the contrary, Ronald Heifetz, Alexander Grashow and Marty Linsky, co-authors of The Practice of Adaptive Leadership: Tools and Tactics for Changing Your Organization and the World, released in May by Harvard Business Press, say real leaders challenge expectations, overcome resistance from others and communicate not what people want to hear, but what they need to hear. “Our approach to leadership differs,” said Linsky in an interview with CEO Update. “We think of… Read More