Zombie Leadership: The Hidden Threat to Your Business Success
IMPACTFUL Teamwork · Feb 24, 2025 · 23:53
IMPACTFUL Teamwork · Feb 24, 2025 · 23:53
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In this week's edition of Impactful Teamwork, the Julia Felton delves into the concept of 'zombie leadership'—an insidious form of leadership that persists despite being outdated and ineffective.
Julia introduces the term and explores its impact on teams and organisations, highlighting eight axioms of zombie leadership that contribute to stagnant, hierarchical command structures. Emphasizing the need for adaptive, emotionally intelligent, and disruptive 'trailblazing leaders,' the episode encourages listeners to question prevailing leadership norms and seek innovative, nature-inspired models to build more engaged, high-energy organisations.
The host offers personal anecdotes and research insights to underpin the discussion, urging a move from ego-based to ecosystem-based leadership.
00:00 Introduction to Impactful Teamwork
01:43 The Concept of Zombie Leadership
05:57 The Eight Axioms of Zombie Leadership
16:57 The Role of GC Index in Combating Zombie Leadership
19:43 Conclusion and Call to Action
Research on Zombie Leadership: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1048984323000966
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