Comments on: Mary Parker Follett on Leadership http://www.estherderby.com/2010/03/mary-parker-follett-on-leadership.html bringing productivity to work Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:21:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: co-active leadership http://www.estherderby.com/2010/03/mary-parker-follett-on-leadership.html/comment-page-1#comment-5252 co-active leadership Wed, 03 Aug 2011 22:23:44 +0000 http://www.estherderby.com/?p=708#comment-5252 [...] Derby posted this lovely Mary Parker Follett quote earlier, and I share it because it elegantly describes what I think about [...] [...] Derby posted this lovely Mary Parker Follett quote earlier, and I share it because it elegantly describes what I think about [...]

]]> By: Esther http://www.estherderby.com/2010/03/mary-parker-follett-on-leadership.html/comment-page-1#comment-46 Esther Sun, 28 Mar 2010 12:53:46 +0000 http://www.estherderby.com/?p=708#comment-46 Hi, Morgan - I think the reference to common purpose as the "invisible leader" is really interesting. Some so-called leaders engage followers in a purpose that actually works against the followers interest--though the purpose is seldom phrased in a way that makes that obvious. Other leaders engage people in a purpose larger than themselves for the greater good. I think within the workplace, it's often neither so demagogic nor so pure. Thanks for stopping by and commenting. ED Hi, Morgan -

I think the reference to common purpose as the “invisible leader” is really interesting.

Some so-called leaders engage followers in a purpose that actually works against the followers interest–though the purpose is seldom phrased in a way that makes that obvious. Other leaders engage people in a purpose larger than themselves for the greater good.

I think within the workplace, it’s often neither so demagogic nor so pure.

Thanks for stopping by and commenting.

ED

]]> By: Esther http://www.estherderby.com/2010/03/mary-parker-follett-on-leadership.html/comment-page-1#comment-43 Esther Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:19:21 +0000 http://www.estherderby.com/?p=708#comment-43 Hi, Aaron - Thanks for sharing the link. Very interesting. IME, people underestimate the power of listening, noticing, showing appreciation. Hi, Aaron -

Thanks for sharing the link. Very interesting.

IME, people underestimate the power of listening, noticing, showing appreciation.

]]> By: Morgan Ahlström http://www.estherderby.com/2010/03/mary-parker-follett-on-leadership.html/comment-page-1#comment-39 Morgan Ahlström Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:01:10 +0000 http://www.estherderby.com/?p=708#comment-39 An elegant way to put a partial definition on leadership. (I think that) as soon as someone tries to put any force into leadership it immediately disqualifies the act from being an act of leadership. Leaders have followers, not subjects. I also wish that the final sentence would be true in all cases but we sometimes get leaders that can assemble followers without the common purpose; charismatic persons that are followed in any direction. These persons can achieve great things but are more often than not a sure way to disaster. Thanks for a great blog btw. I love your articles on feedback/appraisals. I've come into contact with a couple of persons lately that (REALLY) could benefit from them. BR Morgan An elegant way to put a partial definition on leadership. (I think that) as soon as someone tries to put any force into leadership it immediately disqualifies the act from being an act of leadership. Leaders have followers, not subjects.
I also wish that the final sentence would be true in all cases but we sometimes get leaders that can assemble followers without the common purpose; charismatic persons that are followed in any direction. These persons can achieve great things but are more often than not a sure way to disaster.

Thanks for a great blog btw. I love your articles on feedback/appraisals. I’ve come into contact with a couple of persons lately that (REALLY) could benefit from them.

BR
Morgan

]]> By: Aaron http://www.estherderby.com/2010/03/mary-parker-follett-on-leadership.html/comment-page-1#comment-36 Aaron Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:35:15 +0000 http://www.estherderby.com/?p=708#comment-36 Hi Esther, What immediately came up for me was an inquiry I did around, "What is powerful?" and I found an interesting model called Appreciation-Influence-Control where we appreciate through listening, influence through dialog and control by action. We listen to many, influence few and control only ourselves. The power? It comes from /purpose/. http://aaron.sanders.name/inquiries/what-is-powerful-where-does-it-come-from Hi Esther,

What immediately came up for me was an inquiry I did around, “What is powerful?” and I found an interesting model called Appreciation-Influence-Control where we appreciate through listening, influence through dialog and control by action. We listen to many, influence few and control only ourselves. The power? It comes from /purpose/. http://aaron.sanders.name/inquiries/what-is-powerful-where-does-it-come-from

]]> By: co-active leadership — heads + hands http://www.estherderby.com/2010/03/mary-parker-follett-on-leadership.html/comment-page-1#comment-34 co-active leadership — heads + hands Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:36:21 +0000 http://www.estherderby.com/?p=708#comment-34 [...] Derby posted this lovely Mary Parker Follett quote earlier, and I share it because it elegantly describes what I think about [...] [...] Derby posted this lovely Mary Parker Follett quote earlier, and I share it because it elegantly describes what I think about [...]

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