This weekend’s read was Seth Godin’s Tribes, essentially a collection of tidbits on leadership in today’s increasing connected world. The internet has eliminated geography and reduced the costs of communication to nil. Factor in the rise of social networking, and a space for highly leveraged leadership opens up.
Seth basically challenges the reader. While some portions seemed a little disjointed, I did appreciate his consistent theme of challenging the status quo and dog-eared this alliteration on leadership:
Leaders create culture around their goal and involve others in that culture.
Leaders have an extraordinary amount of curiosity about the world they’re trying to change.
Leaders use charisma (in a variety of forms) to attract and motivate followers.
Leaders communicate their vision of the future.
Leaders commit to a vision and make decisions based on that committment.
Leaders connect their followers to one another.
And in accordance with the author’s recommendation, it’s sitting ready if you’d like to borrow it.
Godin, Seth. Tribes: We Need You To Lead Us