I think you are right about how an app could help change the world. What I find is that people love to change, when they have a great “why”, it’s fun, and it’s easy. Apps can help turn routine and mundane into fun and productive.

In my experience, there is always a gap between what the insider know and the masses, and sometimes the gap is enormous. A friendly way we referred to this gap on one of my teams was: “The State of the Art” vs. “The State of the Practice”

Greetings from Vista … the town, not the OS! I read your piece on Situational Leadership and just wanted to say it’s a keeper. How do I know? I worked for “The Doc” — Dr. Paul Hersey for nearly 20 years serving as his rain-maker at the Center for Leadership Studies. I just wanted to say I enjoyed your post and like the way you portrayed it as an algorithm of sorts. That’s consistent with how I view it too.

I love that model. When Doc’s family took the business over things began to change and not necessarily for the better. They don’t “love” the model like some of us former, “industrial shamans” do. It’s disconcerting when DNA trumps performance. Nevertheless, I keep the fire burning in me hoping that one day those now in charge of shepherding this work will see that they have one of the greatest life hacks ever to hit the planet. One thing not well known outside the “inner circle” of Hersey is that there is a lot more to the model. He has a third dimension (AKA the missing link) that connects the SL model to the judicious and appropriate use of power. He’s also re-purposed to support specific applications of leadership: parenting and selling to name the two best.

I could never persuade Doc to let us build and distribute a Situational Leadership Gadget or App. Most people now lack the time and commitment to Doc’s (and his families now) preferred learning platform: butts in seats for up to three days. What someone creative and entrepreneurial could do with this hack/algorithm/decision-making model boggles my mind. To use an analogy, now a recent “certified” learner of SL is required to use it much like a compass … with a map they must provide. If someone figured out how to “GPS” it the world would be served and I suspect, performance and engagement would be bolstered significantly.

Anyway, I enjoyed your post very much and enjoyed you’re general approach to life as evidenced by the way you’ve structured your terrific uber-blog. I wish you great success and if you want to chat about Hersey/Sit Lead or the unrevealed secrets of the model let me know.

Be well,

Randy Baker
SimplexCity Solutions
OKYouLead@gmail.com