One-legged stools
Everything a leader does
Can be judged
By three outcomes.
Task outcomes
Was the work accomplished?
Relationship outcomes
Was trust strengthened?
Learning outcomes
Were capabilities developed?
Three legs of a stool.
Focus
Too much
On any one of them
To the detriment of others
And the organization
Falls over.
Most commonly
Leaders get blinded
By the task at hand.
Leaving them
Balancing precariously
On a one-legged stool.