Why should anyone be led by you?

I recently got reminded of this book again.

I was part of an inspiring conversation with a group of senior leaders discussing talent growth inside their organization.

We talked about the mindset to disrupt yourself, ask yourself and others the hard questions, leaving your comfort zone frequently to learn and expect the same from others.

We had a fascinating conversation about how some people can self-reflect, and others will never learn to do so.

Some people take a setback as an opportunity to learn, and others are masters in deflecting the problem to others or circumstances.

It was a conversation about curiosity in leaders.

This a quality that should belong in the top 5 qualities of any leader.

The conversation reminded me of a workshop I had in London with two London Business School professors many years ago.

Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones, authors of the book ‘Why should anyone be led by You,’ explained with a lot of British humor how they stumbled by accident on this book title.

They created a leadership research project where they interviewed many CEOs about their leadership style.