Is leadership doomed to fail

Purpose – Explains how organizations can adapt in order to foster a culture that cultivates great leaders.Design/methodology/approach – Highlights how to manage from the front, and with conviction, to ensure that the team will follow.Findings – Argues that effective leadership can only thrive when leaders are freed from bureaucracy and organizational process.Practical implications – Urges companies to: cut the number of meetings and make them shorter to promote energy and focus; foster individual thought, talent and a sense of freedom to create; and avoid appointing “yes” men to management roles.Social implications – Argues that shareholders can impede organizational success because they tend to want reliable, predicable behavior. Favors private companies, or those owned by their employees.Originality/value – Contends that leaders must be free to “rock the boat”.