Why Shallow Leadership Principles Backfire: The Dangers of Simplistic Mantras

Stop glorifying superficial leadership mantras – do this instead

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In 2009, General Electronic embarked on a journey to transform its 300,000 global conglomerate into a “124-year-old startup.” Then-CEO Jeffrey Immelt led the charge, launching the “FastWorks” initiative, modeled after Eric Ries’ “Lean Startup” methodology. The purpose was to encourage employees to “Act like a startup,” “Fail fast…