People will go to insane levels to be admired.  They will move to suburbs they cannot afford, drive cars they can’t afford or buy clothes they can’t afford, just to be admired.  It’s not just the financial compromises we make, as leaders, what is the true price of admiration. A man or woman who gets into a sexual relationship in the workplace may give up their self-expression.  Because of their action, they won’t be able to critique, or oppose the direction the team or company takes.  This undermines performance, both at a personal, team and company level. Many leaders don’t fully appreciate the high, hidden cost of wanting to be admired.  In their determination to please everyone, they compromise their authenticity. In the BAL course, authenticity is defined as one of the four foundational factors of leadership.  Because of the pervasive inauthenticity in our world, leaders often pay a high […]