The Dichotomy of Micheal Scott: Adventure vs. Professional

Again, we are going to look at the intricately simple leadership stylings of Micheal Scott from The Office. The things that this man does make the audience shake their heads, but it also causes everyone to want to be a part of it. I mean, who wouldn't want to work at The Office? We all would love to work there. And therein lies part of the beauty of Micheal Scott's leadership.

Today we are going to look at the dichotomy of professional vs. adventure. Basically, Micheal Scott is the very opposite of professional. The things that he does and the things that he says are sometimes extremely out of line in the business setting. He can do things that no living professional would even dream of doing. But he also has a lot of fun with these things, too. Granted, people have much of this fun at his own expense, but it is still fun nonetheless. For the sake of adventure and fun, Micheal Scott sacrifices professionalism - and this is a lesson that all leaders should learn.

Micheal Scott did certain things that would be considered breeches of professional conduct in virtually every business sector in the world. He had his employees do the dumbest things. He said and did incredibly innappropriate things. But his employees came to love his lack of professionalism because of the adventure and fun that he brought to the office. People enjoyed coming to work everyday because they knew that their boss would keep things interesting. They were okay with Micheal Scott not being very professional because he brought a sense of adventurea and fun to the office.

Leaders today need to learn from Micheal Scott in this regard. In order to be relevant, leaders need to make work a fun and attractive place to come to. Being professional is great - but having excellent relationships is even better. Sometimes leaders need to lighten up on the professionalism in order to develop better relationships and a better working culture in their organization.

Relevant leaders will learn from Micheal Scott how to let go of a little bit of professionalism in order to bring bring fun and adventure into the workplace.