Whatever stage in their careers they may be at, Kaplan advises his readers to go through a process of heightening their self-awareness. In older executives and professionals, it’s sometimes reflected in feelings of bitterness and regret.” “In mid-career executives it manifests itself in a feeling of confusion about where to turn and a concern that they have painted themselves into a corner. “They don’t feel successful, though everyone around them thinks they are,” says Kaplan.
Kaplan narrates numerous cases of accomplished individuals who find they no longer enjoy what they are doing. Managing your career is 100% your responsibility.” The problem is not limited to b-school campuses. You can’t be a bystander in your own life. It’s about learning to ask the right questions and learning to understand yourself.“I advise students to beware of conventional wisdom and focus on the difficult task of understanding who they are and where their interests lie. What’s more, leadership is a lifelong journey of learning for which you must take responsibility. What’s revealed is that leadership is not a role reserved for an elite few blessed with the right skills and key positions-it’s about a focus on taking ownership and adding value to others. The book is full of stories taken from the author’s own leadership experience as well as from his work helping various types of leaders and organizations. Do you focus on adding value to others and take responsibility for the impact of your actions on others-both positive and negative? Do you take action based on those beliefs?ģ. Do you work to figure out what you believe as if you were an owner?Ģ.
For Kaplan, acting as a leader is a function of three key questions:ġ.
Leadership is a dynamic way of thinking and acting that anyone can take on. Maybe you believe you need permission to lead.Īs Harvard Business School professor and business executive Robert Steven Kaplan explains in this powerful new book, leadership is accessible to all of us-today-and it starts with an ownership mind-set. Perhaps you believe you don’t have the right experience or that you need to hold an important job to be a leader. What makes a leader? Can you really learn to lead? You might think that leaders need to be born with the right skills or personality attributes.
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