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The Lost Art of Leadership

Posted by lostfan

June 6, 2008 |

Lost Season 2I read quite a few management and leadership books. In fact, I am currently reading Made To Stick by the Heath brothers. It is pretty good, and if you do any kind of writing, marketing or teaching, I highly recommend it. This however is not a management blog or even a book club. This blog is dedicated to Lost. Which brings me to the point.

A few weeks ago, a human resources blog, HR World, did a fabulous piece on management and leadership - Lost style. “10 Things Every Manager Should Learn from “LOST” covers the world of management how-to through the lens of the best writing on television. The piece has a good sense of humor and some very practical advice. Here is my favorite:

Never assume you know everything. As a leader, it’s easy to feel like you’re aware of all the happenings in your workplace, but the fact is that a lot goes on behind your back. Juliet planned for Jack to kill Ben in surgery, stealthily communicating with Jack right under Ben’s nose, and Locke and Boone had almost made it into the hatch before Jack found out what was going on. These are situations that Ben and Jack really should have known about, but didn’t.

Check out the full article. I have already brought it up and it has been an outstanding conversation starter. The bottom line is, you never know when you are going to need this stuff. You could find yourself in charge of a task or team at work, or heck, you could just find yourself trapped on a desert island acting as pawns in a cosmic battle between science and reason. Either way, this article has you covered.


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