Are You Stifling Leadership With Too Many Cultural Values?

Published in Forbes.com Oct 1, 2020

You're out with friends casually on a weekend, and it's time to figure out a dinner plan. With six of you, the question gets posed, "What's your preference for dinner?"

Ever notice the type of responses this question creates?

"Anything but Chinese. We had it catered yesterday at work."

"As long as there's a vegan option, I am open-minded."

"I'm just hungry. Let's pick a place where we don't have to wait."

None of these are really affirmative responses. They could be considered "defensive" answers, i.e., what we don't want rather than what we do. Why is that?

In your team, I suggest that the same dynamic occurs. Problem is, the lack of direction creates messes, postponed decisions and outright confusion. Here's why.

Those values you brag about may be actual weaknesses.

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