Leadership Tools

David M. Boje

January 10, 2001

As we proceed, I will post some of the more important learning tools. We teach the tools, you supply the problems to work on.

Tool 1 - 2 Leadership Paradigms Managerial Capitalism and Intellectual Capitalism. 

Tool 2 - Four Leadership Situations Bureau, Hero, Chaos & Network. The journey is to move towards network.

Tool 3 - CPA - In most situations I am the problem. Pogo says "I have met the enemy and he is me." CPA is Create, Perpetuate and Allow.

Tool 4 - Questions and more questions (From Flight of the Buffalo)

• Question: "What am I doing or not doing as a leader that makes me the head buffalo instead of the lead goose? (p. 34).

  Question: "How must I be different to be an effective leaders?" (p. 41).

  Question: "How must I change my leadership paradigm to utilize all the intellectual capital in my organization" (p. 52). 

  Question: "What do I have to learn to lead in this new age?" (p. 57). 

  Question: "Am I crating owners or dependents?" (p. 71).

  Question: "How can I focus every person on giving our customers what they really want?" (p. 104).

  etc.

JANUARY 17, 2001

TOOL 5 - Eight Leadership Situations

TOOL 6 - What would Prince Do?

TOOL 7 - Bureaucratic Mindset

TOOL 8 - Democratic Mindset

TOOL 9 What are psychological requirements for effective work? 

January 24, 2002

TOOL 10 What is your Myers-Briggs Type?