modern leadership
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The old ideas of leaders as transformational heroes is slowly being replaced by a modern perspective of leaders who build commitment through communication and trust.TRANSCRIPT
LEADERSHIP
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LEADERSHIP
Think of someone who you consider to be a
leader
1. What do/did they do?
2. How do/did they act?
3. What is it about them that makes them a
leader in your eyes?
How many people give these
kinds of answers…
National Leaders George Washington
Mahatma Gandhi
Nelson Mandela
Religious Leaders Buddha
Jesus
Muhammad
Military Leaders Alexander
Caesar
Napoleon
Controversial Leaders Genghis Khan
Adolph Hitler
Joseph Stalin
LEADERSHIP
How many people give these
kinds of answers…
National Leaders George Washington
Mahatma Gandhi
Nelson Mandela
Religious Leaders Buddha
Jesus
Muhammad
Military Leaders Alexander
Caesar
Napoleon
Controversial Leaders Genghis Khan
Adolph Hitler
Joseph Stalin
LEADERSHIP
These are all born leaders…
Transformational Leadership An ideal, often taken for granted
– Visionary
– Inspiring – ‘an outstanding communicator’
– Makes things happen – ‘a steely resolve’
– Heroic
– Empowering
Transformational Leadership An ideal, often taken for granted
– Visionary
– Inspiring – ‘an outstanding communicator’
– Makes things happen – ‘a steely resolve’
– Heroic
– Empowering
…but leaders can be made.
MODERN LEADERSHIP
• Ensuring Accountability
• Coaching
• Supporting
• Cheerleading
One definition of leadership:
Causing others to follow willingly – with energy,
enthusiasm, commitment, sense of ownership,
passion
(and not just to comply with instructions or processes)
MODERN LEADERSHIP Leadership happens between
people
• Leadership is not the
property of the leader…
• …or the followers
• It happens in the moment as
the product of their
interactions
MODERN LEADERSHIP Leadership happens between
people
• Leadership is not the
property of the leader…
• …or the followers
• It happens in the moment as
the product of their
interactions
MODERN LEADERSHIP Leadership happens in a particular context
• There is no one way of leading
• What do you need to do? It depends…
• You have to be in the middle to sense what will
work
• The art of the possible
MODERN LEADERSHIP Leadership happens in a particular context
• There is no one way of leading
• What do you need to do? It depends…
• You have to be in the middle to sense what will
work
• The art of the possible
MODERN LEADERSHIP What you can do as a leader
– Work with ‘What is’
– Communicate Openly
– Know Yourself
CONTEXT, CONTEXT, CONTEXT
• Work with ‘what is’
– Relationships
– Culture
– Environment
• In the moment – ‘the elephant in the room’
• ‘Work with the grain’
• Help others get real
CONTEXT, CONTEXT, CONTEXT
• Work with ‘what is’
– Relationships
– Culture
– Environment
• In the moment – ‘the elephant in the room’
• ‘Work with the grain’
• Help others get real
COMMUNICATE OPENLY
• Enough openness and trust
• Enough respect
• Enough conflict
• Thinking together on real issues
• Enough shared values and perspective
• Connect with individuals and groups
COMMUNICATE OPENLY
• Enough openness and trust
• Enough respect
• Enough conflict
• Thinking together on real issues
• Enough shared values and perspective
• Connect with individuals and groups
KNOW YOURSELF
• Know your strengths and
your limits
• Value your life experiences
• Character not charisma
• Healthy selfishness
• Surfing, sinking, and
swimming
KNOW YOURSELF
• Know your strengths and
your limits
• Value your life experiences
• Character not charisma
• Healthy selfishness
• Surfing, sinking, and
swimming
A DIFFERENT IDEA OF LEADING
From:
The leader as
Transforming Hero
A DIFFERENT IDEA OF LEADING
From:
The leader as
Transforming Hero
To:
The Adaptive Leader
Holding the space • Coping with uncertainty,
contradictions, mess
• Helping people to stop and think
• And enlarging the possibilities for their people and organization
A DIFFERENT IDEA OF LEADING
From:
The leader as
Transforming Hero
To:
The Adaptive Leader
Holding the space • Coping with uncertainty,
contradictions, mess
• Helping people to stop and think
• And enlarging the possibilities for their people and organization
BE THE LEADER YOU CAN BE
BE THE LEADER YOU CAN BE …and don’t try to be the leader you think you should be
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