I had the pleasure of doing an interview with David Burkus a few days ago, which he recorded and posted as a podcast. I’ve been doing my own videos for a while, but this is my first podcast and it was also the first podcast for David’s new project, Leader Lab. I was honored to be his first interview!
David asked me about how theory informs what I tell others about leadership. I’ve written about theory before in my article entitled “Theory of the business“. As Peter Drucker so correctly pointed out, whether you realize it or not, YOU have a number of theories about your business that are guiding your daily behavior. To fully harness the power of your theories, you should be explicit about what they are and continually work to test and improve those theories.
You can only reach the pinacle of learning when you understand why things work the way they do. How is the WRONG question. Guided by theory, you can create a unique future for yourself and your employees, instead of trying to copy what someone else has already done. There is nothing remarkable about competitive parity.
Click this link to hear the podcast. Thanks, David!
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It was a great conversation. Thanks for your willingness to have it.
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Bret L. Simmons Reply:
January 21st, 2010 at 8:22 pm
Hey, it’s all up hill for you after me!
Thanks and good luck with your site. I’ll be keeping an eye on what you are doing. Bret
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