Becoming a leader – first, take charge of your own learning process
ISSN: 1087-8572
Article publication date: 15 June 2018
Issue publication date: 15 June 2018
Abstract
Purpose
The article guides the process for each aspiring leader to develop his or her own unique approach to leading.
Design/methodology/approach
Executives and managers can deepen theirunderstanding of leadership by mining three sources: the burgeoning archives of contemporary leadership theory and practice, case histories of leaders and leadership and the classic writings of literature, history and philosophy.
Findings
More managers must learn to be leaders, and the best way to make it happen is to avoid the clichés, the leadership training marketing hype, the platitudes and the pseudo-scholarly research and take charge of your own leadership journey.
Practical implications
The core of the do-it-yourself approach is to learn to lead by doing. Mastering the role of a leader is a challenge that, like mastering any craft, requires continual practice.
Originality/value
The article is an antidote to leadership training marketing hype. Instead of buying dubious advice, potential leaders can seize the opportunity to be creative, to discover a personal approach to leading that fits the time and place and is compatible with their own persona, values and beliefs.
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Citation
Allio, R.J. (2019), "Becoming a leader – first, take charge of your own learning process", Strategy & Leadership, Vol. 46 No. 3, pp. 21-28. https://doi.org/10.1108/SL-02-2018-0013
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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