Modern leadership

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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