Reflections on Leadership Drift Leadership Requires Followership Leadership Drift This Week Many leaders proudly describe their teams as "empowered." Team members are encouraged to make decisions, solve problems, and work independently. This sounds like healthy leadership. Yet over time, something subtle begins to happen. People make decisions based on their own interpretation of priorities. Projects begin moving in different directions. Standards become inconsistent. Meetings become...

Hi Reader, Leadership problems typically begin with small patterns that quietly weaken clarity, trust, and execution. I call this Leadership Drift. The challenge is that most organizations don't recognize these patterns until they've become costly. That's why I created the Leadership Drift Situation Board. It's a conversation tool that helps leadership teams recognize eight common patterns before they become larger problems. Print it. Use it during your next leadership meeting. See what...

Reflections on Leadership Drift When Everyone Is Responsible, No One Is Leadership Drift This Week Leaders inadvertently create accountability problems through small decisions they consider harmless. A project begins with energy. The team meets. Expectations are discussed. Everyone leaves confident that they understand what needs to happen. Then the drift begins. A deadline approaches, but no one is certain who owns the final decision. One person assumed another person was handling the next...