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Metaphors help us understand complex messages and well used can be an effective part of the leader’s toolkit.
Here are my favourite leadership metaphors.
Leadership is like:
‘Great art – not paint by numbers. It cannot be formulaic.’
‘Taking three dogs for a walk – called purpose, current delivery and future success. They are often pulling in different directions but have to end up at the same destination.’
‘Yoga – needing to isolate, educate and exercise different leadership muscles.’
‘Being an Architect (shaping the vision), Conductor (setting the tempo)
and Ratchet (injecting the pressure).’
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