The Other Leader

The leadership reward system favours the confident, talkative, gregarious, think-out-loud type personality.  There’s another type of leader, though: one who leads through knowledge and respect, and who passes knowledge on quietly and with reverence.  The world (and businesses) has all types, and the world (and businesses) needs all types.  The CEO role fits a certain personality, but don’t make that wrong.  The quiet leaders are also worth reverence for the difference they make with their different style.  They don’t need to be CEO – probably don’t want to be CEO.  It’s a different view of executive leadership, without being an executive.