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Good Leaders Make you Feel Safe

15 June, 2014 by James Lawther

I’ve got a new toy

I can hit a button on my browser and publish things that I find on the web.

So I thought I’d give it a try…

Here is a TED talk by Simon Sinek.  He discuss good leadership and what he sees in modern organisations.  There was one quote that particularly hit home…

If you had hard times in your family, would you ever consider laying off one of your children? We would never do it.  Then why do we consider laying off people inside our organisation? […]

Read the full article: Simon Sinek: Why good leaders make you feel safe.

Or… Watch the video below

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Filed Under: Blog, Employee Engagement Tagged With: leadership, management style, TED talks, video

About the Author

James Lawther
James Lawther

James Lawther is a middle-aged, middle manager.

To reach this highly elevated position he has worked in numerous industries, from supermarket retailing to tax collecting.  He has had several operational roles, including running the night shift in a frozen pea packing factory and carrying out operational research for a credit card company.

As you can see from his C.V. he has either a wealth of experience or is incapable of holding down a job.  If the latter is true this post isn’t worth a minute of your attention.

Unfortunately, the only way to find out is to read it and decide for yourself.

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