Transformational Leaders
Made--Not Born
Most Leaders Merely Taking A Walk
Brad Lindemann, President/CEO

An oft quoted proverb on leadership says, "He who thinks himself leading, but turns around to find no one following, is merely taking a walk". By that measure, the landscape of corporate America is littered with imaginary leaders out for endless strolls whilst their organizations wander with equal aimlessness. Indianapolis-based leadership development expert, Dr. Dan Snively, says it most succinctly - "there are many people in leadership positions, but very few true leaders." The rest, apparently...are merely taking a walk.

"The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born-that there is a genetic factor to leadership. This myth asserts that people simply either have certain charismatic qualities or not. That's nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born."
- Warren G. Bennis

This dearth of true leaders sent Dr. Snively on a global quest in search of three things:

1. The common behavioral characteristics of extraordinary leaders;
2. A reliable means by which such characteristics can be accurately measured;
3. Prescriptive processes for systematically improving leadership behavior.

Snively's exhaustive research included the evaluation of some thirty-six diagnostic instruments measuring such things as personality traits, competencies, emotional intelligence and critical thinking. The end result was a 4D proprietary leadership assessment instrument called "The Seven Pillars of Leadership Wisdom"; The Pillars instrument goes well beyond the one dimensional personality-centric tools, such as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Though interesting, the results yielded by such diagnostic tools aren't very useful in actually modifying behavior.

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