Leading, Following, and Polarity Thinking - Lindsay Burr

Lindsay Burr shares the tools of Polarity ThinkingTM as a way to understand, identify, and refine leadership and followership dynamics in any group or organization. Lindsay is CEO of the Yarbrough Group and based in Washington, DC. Her career has focused on helping people clearly see and then navigate the systems that they're in. She has worked in international political spaces and in US policy and elections, and in all of her work over the last 15 years she has used Polarity Theory, a tool developed by Barry Johnson and expanded by multiple authors. Lindsay uses her knowledge of polarity thinking to help individuals, groups, and organizations achieve goals that are tied to meaningful work. 

“When we think of leadership and followership as two positives that work together, you get so much more richness.” 

“There are times when a leader will hold one pole, and the followers will hold another pole.”

“As soon as it’s a “but” or an “either/or,” then it sets up a conflict. As long as everyone knows it’s both/and, then you can figure out how much you need of each one for success.”

“If you have something you’ve overdone, when you find the other side of the pole, then you know how to right yourself.” 

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Episode References

Global Followership Conference
http://www.followershipconference.com

4-Day Training with Lindsay at the CPSI Conference June 23-27, 2024
https://cpsiconference.com/

Polarity Map Download (scroll down to the bottom of the page)
https://www.yarbgroup.com/publications

S2 E 14 - Simultaneous Leading and Following in Complex Organizations - Chris Fuzie
https://leadfollow.buzzsprout.com/1735834/13112770-simultaneous-leading-and-following-in-complex-organizations-chris-fuzie

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Connect with Lindsay Burr

Yarbrough Group - https://www.yarbgroup.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsayyburr/