A couple of days ago I wrote about Google introducing a new presentation software product. I’ve been thinking; how about a new operating system for leaders-good and bad ones?
For the good ones it would help them to move to greatness. For the bad ones…well you decide. Regardless, we could implant a chip that would guide and control. It might rob some of creativity, but we’d certainly get better results.
For better or worse we already have an operating system inside us. I guess the question is are we really listening to it. The following is a list of traits, temptations, pursuits, etc. that can infect (like a virus) our operating systems:
- Fear-most people, and I do mean most, are driven by it.
- Greed-look at most large organizations who are led by counterfeit leaders and you’ll understand.
- No Vision-if leaders can only see two feet in front of them, then pity the organization that follows their direction.
- Arrogance-the belief that its all about me…only me.
So what advice do you have for fixing an operating system that is infected? I’d love to get your insights.