Leading Beyond Perfection Unmasking the quirky, quizzical and quintessential maze in Lessons in Leadership 2.0: The Tough Stuff. BY STEVE ADUBATO, Ph.D. I’M FASCINATED with the subject of leadership. I’m constantly trying to understand why a particular leader handles a challenging situation one way while another takes a very different approach. Why are some leaders better equipped to face a crisis, obstacle or challenge while others panic and fold under the pressure? Why are certain leaders constantly innovating, reinventing and pivoting while others
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cling to the “status quo” as if this “status quo” is ever good enough? And the ageold question: Are great leaders born, or can you really teach this leadership stuff? I wrote the original Lessons in Leadership in 2016, and many have asked me why there was a need for another leadership book, specifically, Lessons in Leadership 2.0: The Tough Stuff, which was just released. One reason is that I have learned many new “lessons” about leadership during
that time. (Mostly because of making new mistakes and facing new challenges, as well as experiencing some leadership breakthroughs over more than six years.) I’ve also come to realize that my view of leadership has evolved significantly. I’m not so convinced that the so-called lessons and assumptions I wrote about in my last book are so rock solid anymore. One size definitely does not fit all. Further, the world feels more complex, confusing and yes, scary,