![]() Although they see the emperor in his underwear, the pretence is perpetuated. No one dares to say that they can't see the clothes because they don't want to appear ignorant. He gets dressed in these magical robes, not confessing to his own inability to see them, and he holds a procession in front of the whole city. So even though no one can see it, no one owns up to that fact, including the emperor. Of course, no one wants to appear as though they can't see the fabrics, as they then are judged to be stupid. They pretend to be master tailors, who claim to have a magical cloth, which is invisible to anyone who is stupid or ignorant. It tells the story of a vain emperor, who's conned by two charlatans passing through his city. The Emperor's New Clothes is a fairy tale written by Hans Christian Anderson. This topic is fundamental to being able to grow as a leader, to understand the traps that you could fall into. That what they're doing is making a difference to the organisation's leadership capability and performance.īut I have to say in all my years of being exposed to corporate leadership programs, the most common outcome I see is the short-term sugar hit of motivation for individuals for just a fleeting moment before they fall back into their old habits. Plenty of smarts, great sales machines, excellent processes, but leadership? They say plumbers houses have the leakiest pipes, right? When any large company runs a leadership program, it's easy for those at the top of the firm to convince themselves that things are improving. I'm reluctant to make a rash generalisation, but there's a fairly widespread view that the big brand consulting firms have a real dearth of leadership capability. Some companies have turned the concept of believing your own bullshit into an art form. Although I don't want to go into the conversation in detail, suffice to say that I walked away with further confirmation of something I've always known. We invariably got onto the topic of leadership. I don't know her well, but she seems to have a good heart and she certainly has a good sense of humour. She's intelligent, well-rounded and erudite. The woman I'm talking about is a fantastic person. I had a conversation a few weeks ago at a social event with a senior partner for one of the big four consulting firms. BELIEVING YOUR OWN BULLSH!T: The Emperor’s New Clothes EPISODE #143 TRANSCRIPT ![]()
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