Inspire Audacity
Audacity is, “A bold and blatant disregard for normal constraints.” But audacity also has mixed connotations. Here’s the way Webster’s New World Thesaurus brakes it down:
audacity n. 1. [Courage] — Syn. daring, boldness, valor; see courage 2. [Impudence] — Syn. impertinence, temerity, brazenness, insolence
Love-inspired audacity is courageous, not impudent. (Literally-the word, courage, has at its root the word, cor, which means heart). The Extreme Leader, then, is courageously audacious in his or her actions and approach.
Carly Fiorina, CEO of Hewlett Packard said, “A leader’s greatest obligation is to make possible an environment … where people can aspire to change the world.” That’s an audacious statement of purpose for any leader, and it’s exactly the question that I pose here for the Extreme Leader: “How are you/we going to change the world?” Choose your scope: World (with a capital W) or world (with a small w). Can you make the connection between the work that you do and its potential impact on the entire World? Great. Be bold about it. Henry Ford said, “The horse will disappear from the highways.” Audacious. If you’re not going to change the World, then what about the world of your customers, your company, your co-workers?
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