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There are three important things
to remember about the life of French General Jean Martinet.
One: He was a strict disciplinarian. He drilled his men brutally
and demanded rigid adherence to the rules. He was so severe and exacting, he earned
a place in the dictionary. Today, anyone displaying this style of leadership is
branded "a martinet."
Two: At the battle of Duisberg in 1767, General Martinet was
shot to death by his own men.
Which brings us to item three. What General Martinet failed to realize, and
what we can all learn from his experience, is that leadership is a two-way street.
Effective leadership depends on other people. It is their willingness to accept
us and support us that makes our leadership possible.
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For several years, Psychological
Associates has been surveying participants at our leadership seminars to find
out what they think of themselves as leaders and what they think of their bosses'
leadership abilities.
To fully understand the implications of the collected data, one must be familiar
with the Dimensional® Model of Leadership Behavior (Figure 1) that we use
in all leadership seminars to characterize the four basic styles of leadership.
Figure 1 |
