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Glossary

This glossary clarifies how we interpret certain words that are both relevant to leadership and are open to interpretation.

Term
Definition
Adaptive
The ability to minimise friction between an organism or organisation and the environment in which it exists.
Fairness
The quality of treating people equally and without discrimination.
Intelligent
The ability to survive by continuously sensing what is happening in the environment, using that data to decide what to do and to then act based on that decision.
Leader
An individual tasked with making the most important decisions in respect of the organisation's wellbeing.
Leadership
The mechanism be which organisations make decisions.
Organisation
A system that was created with one or more specific goals in mind. Traditionally organisations were created and operated by people.
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