Leadership styles are not one size fits all. Leaders must be able to pivot, adjusting to the situation at hand. Hippos, or the highest paid person in organizations, should know when to be out of the water and leading from the front, or below the water, empowering others.
In the most recent edition of the Harvard Business Review, Sanger Faculty Director & Michigan Ross Professor for Management and Organizations, Dr. Lindy Greer shares her research on “Hippo Leadership” and how to determine which leadership mode is best for your organization’s situation. Continue reading