Why the Best Leaders Build Structures That Disappear

During my regular walk yesterday, I passed a building under construction and saw that it was surrounded by a web of metal poles, planks, and cross-braces wrapping the structure like a second skin or in a word – Scaffolding. And when I saw it and thought about what role it plays in the construction or maintenance of the building, I couldn’t help but notice the similarities with leadership. Here is what I think scaffolding can teach us about being an effective leader or a leader worth following. What Scaffolding Actually Does Before we stretch the metaphor, it is worth being […]