Leading with Noble Purpose: How to Create a Tribe of True Believers

by Lisa Earle McLeod

With no common purpose guiding the organization, people tend to treat their individual or departmental goals as organizational goals. This results in silos and turf wars. Each department clamors for their cause. There is no mutual alignment, and the consequences can be disastrous.

This is exactly how silos are created.

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self. —Ernest Hemingway

Not specific to this book, but an awesome quote.

When people don't know what's happening behind the scenes, it's easy to assume the leader doesn't care. Greg says, “It's almost human nature to assume bad intent. We try to overcommunicate so we don't lose their trust.”

How many times have I seen this happen?

The human mind is a belief engine. We constantly look for evidence that reinforces our existing beliefs.

The internet proves this every day.