Leadership topic - Right vs Effective

As a leader or follower, we are all working to change or deliver something?  How do we balance the risk between these 2 elements… and benefit from that for us?

Continuing to follow Benny Goodman’s career, he will leverage the platform he has developed to change the face of music. Both in content and in contributors, he steps out and “solos” by bringing more Black musicians to prominence.  While he started on the side of the stage, by the end of the week you will see him, and them, on the biggest and most famous Hall of music in the world.

Meanwhile, I will be working to bring a similarly diverse set of teams together across disciplines, companies, and agendas to put modern electronics on-board the Space Shuttle.  Weaving between Physics, Engineering, Manufacturing, and always working through relationships, a consistent question will ring out… in both these story lines..

What is Right vs. Effective? It is not as easy as it appears, and often for our current initiatives, stepping back off stage will give you a new view to consider. And hopefully a few of the mistakes that Benny and I get pounded about may be helpful… or at least, colorful examples to consider.