When leaders learn to make this distinction between position and practice, they are crossing what I call the leadership threshold: a conceptual line that divides leadership grounded upon expertise, experience, and authority from leadership grounded upon behaviors and practices. Like logs in a fireplace, an accumulation of knowledge and experience provides fuel for the fire of leadership, communication, and influence that provide the spark to set it ablaze. The problem is that many leaders don’t conceive of behavioral leadership as a skill set to be developed the way their technical skills were once developed.
Five Behaviors You Must Practice To Cross The Leadership Threshold
