ABSTRACT

Addressing what is perhaps the biggest blind spot in leadership theory and practice, this article sets out to enshrine the pivotal role of purpose. First, it introduces the Telos Leadership Lens (TLL) consisting of the following principles:

1) Leadership is a responsibility of the many, not a privilege of the few

2) Leadership is the collective pursuit of delivering on purpose

3) Leadership purpose is to be guided by internal goods (exemplified by the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals).

Second, the article further develops leadership ontology, ‘the theory of entities that are thought to be most basic and essential to any statement about leadership’, by shifting the focus to purpose. Third, emerging from these developments it identifies a new leadership model. Separately or in combination, these contributions can assist organizations in addressing current and future challenges, some of which are existential in nature as evidenced by the climate crisis, and others such as the Covid-19 pandemic potentially changing the way we live our lives and conduct our business. Although challenges of this scope can only be solved in partnership, the very nature of current leadership convention may obstruct or even prevent such partnerships from taking place in any meaningful way.

摘要

针对可能是领导理论和实践中最大的盲点的文章，本文着重阐述了目标的关键作用。首先，它介绍了Telos领导镜头（TLL），该镜头由以下原则组成：

1）领导是许多人的责任，而不是少数人的特权

2）领导力是有目的交付的集体追求

3）领导目的应以内部产品为指导（以联合国的可持续发展目标为例）。

其次，本文通过将关注点转移到目的上，进一步发展了领导力本体，即“被认为对任何有关领导力的陈述而言最基本，必不可少的实体理论” 。第三，从这些发展中脱颖而出，它确定了新的领导模式。这些捐款可单独或组合使用，以帮助组织应对当前和未来的挑战，其中一些挑战在本质上已经存在，如气候危机所证明的，而其他挑战（例如Covid-19大流行）有可能改变我们的生活和行为方式我们的业务。尽管这一挑战只能通过伙伴关系来解决，但是当前领导层公约的本质可能会阻碍甚至阻止这种伙伴关系以任何有意义的方式发生。