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Limbic leadership
The development of high moral and ethical standards is the most important thing you can do as a leader, and it will transform your team for the good.
W e are in desperate need of leadership throughout all levels of our organizations in order to elevate the industry and continue to adapt to the rapid transformation that is partially driven by ever-expanding technological advancements.
Phil Keil
In our experience with ownership transition, mergers and acquisitions, or strategic planning, there is a lack of leadership development that will lead to a gradual decline in the overall excellence of our profession. That is why it is important that we encourage everyone at every level of the organization to think of themselves as leaders and hold themselves accountable. It will lead to an environment of safety, innovation, and experimentation required not only to achieve excellence, but to inspire the next generation of engineers to enter the profession. In every species there exist inherent dominance hierarchies based on repetitive interactions developed in response to competition for limited resources. These hierarchies prevent aggression that could injure or kill one or both animals. Good neurological examples of this can be observed in
species that have long preceded humans, such as lobsters, which have been around for some 360 million to 480 million years. “We encourage everyone at every level of the organization to think of themselves as leaders and hold themselves accountable. It will lead to an environment of safety, innovation, and experimentation.” These hierarchies within human society are largely based around competence and arise naturally within our organizations. The problem – and you’ll see this reported frequently by CEOs – is that we
See PHIL KEIL, page 12
THE ZWEIG LETTER July 30, 2018, ISSUE 1258
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