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The Effective Leader Revolution with Cheryl Bonini Ellis

13 Jan 2023 · 1 min

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In this interview excerpt, Cheryl Bonini Ellis reflects on her experiences working under numerous ineffective leaders, describing the pain and learning that came from observing what not to do. She proposes a "revolution" in effective leadership that centers on humanity—expressing kindness, compassion, and genuine concern for others. Ellis argues that true leaders should lift their teams, create environments where people can excel, and cultivate high‑performing individuals. Her vision calls for a shift away from cold, authoritarian styles toward a more empathetic, people‑first approach to leadership.

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What I've learned is there's a lot of bad leaders out there. I think I worked for quite a few of them myself. And even though that was painful at the time, I learned a lot from those people. I learned what not to do. And I think that if I had a revolution, it would be around effective leadership, which would include being basically more human, just expressing more humanity, more kindness, more compassion. Really being in a place where you could lift people up and just help them excel and help them be high performers. That's what I would really like to see more of in the world. And I think.