Humble Leaders and "Personized" Relationships - with Edgar and Peter Schein
In this episode of Leaders Who Learn, our hosts talk with Edgar Schein and Peter Schein of the Organizational Culture and Leadership Institute. The discussion in this episode is an absolute masterclass in leadership, culture, and what it takes to be an effective leader practitioner. Lynn, Joanna, Peter, and Ed talk about humble leadership, psychological safety, culture, and why the term "personized" is more effective than personalized. Hear Peter and Edgar get into specifics about leadership that is probably embedded in the leadership training you received at university or in the board room. This is a can't miss conversation. Ed Schein is Professor Emeritus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management. He was educated at the University of Chicago, Stanford University, and Harvard University, where he received his Ph.D. in Social Psychology. He worked at the Walter Reed Institute of Research for four years and then joined MIT, where he taught until 2005. He has published extensively-- Organizational Psychology, 3d Ed. (1980), Process Consultation Revisited (1999), career dynamics (Career Anchors, 4th ed. With John Van Maanen, 2013), Organizational Culture and Leadership, 4th Ed. (2010), The Corporate Culture Survival Guide, 2d Ed., (2009), a cultural analysis of Singapore's economic miracle (Strategic Pragmatism, 1996), and Digital Equipment Corp.'s rise and fall (DEC is Dead; Long Live DEC, 2003). Peter Schein is a strategy consultant in Silicon Valley. He provides help to start-ups and expansion-phase technology companies. Peter’s expertise draws on over twenty years of industry experience in marketing and corporate development at technology pioneers. In his early career he developed new products and services at Pacific Bell and Apple Computer, Inc. (including eWorld and Newton). He led product marketing efforts at Silicon Graphics Inc., Concentric Network Corporation (XO Communications), and Packeteer (BlueCoat). He developed a deep experience base and passion for internet infrastructure as the Web era dawned in the mid-1990s.
