The cityscape that is leadership is dotted with skyscrapers!
The cityscape of leadership is dotted with skyscrapers. Their shadows form angles and shapes as they bend their way across the smaller buildings beneath them. These smaller buildings form a series of blocks from which the skyscrapers rise— like the tall peaks of a bar-graph diminishing the existence of the secondary data.
The focus quickly turns from the buildings to the people inside—those who are getting the work done—those who are leading in the middle. Those who lead in the middle are the great leaders of our day, hidden in the middle, eclipsed by the tall one—only to be seen when the light shines on them.
Those who lead in the middle are the great leaders of our day, hidden in the middle, eclipsed by the tall ones—only to be seen when the light shines on them.
Leadership in the middle:
it’s not just what I do, it’s my passion!
Have you ever thought about the fact that, all totaled, more people are leading in the middle of organizations than there are leading at the top? Have you also noticed that the majority of the leadership literature is focused at those top few? If you’re a middle leader, you’ve probably noticed—I know I have, that’s why I started this blog.
I’m proud to say that I’m a middle leader. If you’re one who leads in the middle of an organization, welcome! This blog is for you. If you’re not a middle leader, welcome! I want you to be aware of one of the greatest resources and gifts any organization can have—those who lead in the middle
Jim Sabella
See leadership through a different lens.