Organizational Culture
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John Mattone
World's #1 Executive Coach
World's #1 Executive Coach and author of 11 books. Former coach to Steve Jobs and PepsiCo CEO Roger Enrico. Pioneer of Intelligent Leadership, transforming nearly one million leaders across 55 countries.
World's #1 Executive Coach (Globalgurus.org, 2019-2024)M.S. Industrial/Organizational PsychologyFormer Coach to Steve JobsAuthor of 11 Books (5 Bestsellers)Distinguished Senior Fellow, Hult International Business School
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![Not Bad Teams - Only Bad Leaders] Amazing leaders can turn a seemingly motley group of people into a highly functioning unit.[/caption](/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fofsa244f%2Fproduction%2F37bf0c6d09bb614bdc52c3bf2e480377a088a1e3-600x400.jpg%3Frect%3D0%2C13%2C600%2C375%26w%3D480%26h%3D300&w=3840&q=75)
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No Bad Teams, Only Bad Leaders: Is the Theory Correct?
![Business Reputation] Reputations that take years to build can disintegrate in an instant.[/caption] In the world of athletics, Lance Armstrong had a stunning fall from grace after having been found to be using performance-enhancing substances. In 2012, a long and distinguished career fell apart practically overnight. These are just three instances where extreme leadership immaturity led to disgrace, but there are countless other examples that may not make national headlines. Success and respect today doesn't guarantee success and respect tomorrow. The immature leader is the leader who is more concerned with personal gain than with the well-being of the organization he leads. The values, beliefs, thoughts, emotions, and actions of the immature leader ultimately become roadblocks to the greatness they and their teams expect. In fact, you can sum up the difference between an immature leader and a great, mature leader with a single word: character. Sadly, over the past century, cultural values have shifted away from character-driven leadership and toward personality-driven leadership. Author Susan Cain describes this "culture of personality" phenomenon in her 2012 book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Won't Stop Talking. Go back before the turn of the 20th century and you'll find that strong moral character, thoughtfulness, fortitude, and hard work were highly prized. The advice manuals of the era emphasized character traits like citizenship, duty, honor, integrity, manners, and morals. By contrast, advice manuals in the 21st-century value charisma, media attention, and the ability to draw a crowd. This shift in values is apparent in today's corporate world. Rather than rewarding character, too many companies embrace a leadership culture based on personality and charisma, with less emphasis on honesty and integrity. But whatever the era, the great leaders are the ones who understand that honesty and truth are the strongest pillars upon which success, positivity, relationships, and teamwork are built. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="600"](/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fofsa244f%2Fproduction%2F9c304c25295a229e4a034ca985ea9154aa63b332-545x415.png%3Frect%3D0%2C38%2C545%2C341%26w%3D480%26h%3D300&w=3840&q=75)
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