Should the “Boss” Always Know the Answers?
One of the most beautiful things in this universe and about humanity is that not one of us individually has the answer to everything. We all are meant to learn from one another, and we are all meant to grow at our own pace. If we all knew everything, there would be no individuality, and our curiosity as a society would no longer exist, because there would be no purpose, no drive and no NEED to learn more because we already know it. This is one of the many things that make a team work wonderfully. So, “Should the boss always know the answers?” No. They are not going to, and should not be expected to. The more I grow into my own career, and the more we explore adaptive leadership in this course, the more I realize how unrealistic, and honestly, unfair that expectation is. Watching Marty Linsky talk about adaptive leadership really brought that home for me. He makes this clear separation between authority and leadership , and it couldn't be more true. Authority can give direction, s...