Atiba de Souza learned leadership through the consequences of getting it wrong.

He describes a period when his reactions and leadership style burned people out and cost him employees. Eventually, the pattern demanded a harder question: what did he need to change?

That opens a conversation with L. Michael Burt about leadership after disruption. Atiba shares becoming a single father after his wife left, what destruction can teach us about creation, and how examining himself changed the way he led.

Atiba breaks leadership into three practices: set vision, be open, and ask great questions. The goal is to develop people who can think, exercise judgment, and make strong decisions without waiting for the leader's answer.

TAKEAWAYS

• Leadership is a skill that is learned and practiced, not a title  ...