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principles of TRANSFORMATIONAL leadership. Every one has a potential to be a leader but Truly there is a leadership deficit Leadership: far from the delivery boy efficacy True north leader vs. the pygmies: positional leader
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Every one has a potential to be a leader but Truly there is a leadership deficit • Leadership: far from the delivery boy efficacy • True north leader vs. the pygmies: positional leader • The influences on quality of leadership- besides “Delivery & Domain competency” • Leadership & self awareness : Why the deficit mentality? Key points
Leading life is every ones’ compulsion. • But choosing to survive, maintain or grow is a choice: that determines the quality of leadership • SMG: in the physical, intellectual, emotional & spiritual dimensions need to be considered Every one can be a leader but Truly there is a leadership deficit
Most of the accountability of managing demands delivery of “results”. • There is a myth that “manager” is also a leader by default. Don’t mix up the efficient “pizza” delivery boy for the dynamic path builder Leadership: far from the delivery boy efficacy
There are natural T.leaders. They are rare • T. leader has a long term perspective; a dream of a better social system; least pre-occupation with himself and is reverred • Rest of the crowd is fascinated by leadership power, centrality, privileges and illusion of influence. T. leadership vs. the pygmies: positional leader
Thought leadership – if intellectual- is also leadership ; but true LEADERS are those who change the mental make up of the people, change their beliefs and inspire a greater sense of collective good. • So we grant that “domain / functional/ specialist / delivery competence” is the minimum required to be eligible in the world of corporate leadership : • what else is required to be a TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADER? Quality of leadership- Beyond “domain & delivery competency”
Leadership & self awarenessDynamism of “Role taking”/ leadership Style Influence on Roles/ leadership Structure System Self awareness
Self Awareness… ? is Maturity… It is all about Contextual appropriateness Concept of self leadership On going ownership of the situation Looking at flow not just events Comfort with paradoxical contexts, vulnerability and subjectivity “Ahambrahmasmi”…” Iam Accountable” ; “I choose to create or influence” attitude!
4 indicators of maturity.. A self aware person displays positive qualities of the following Pro-activity Sensitivity Principle centeredness Surplus mentality
Pro-activity & Sensitivity Pro active / Initiating (+) Transformational Leader/ Institution builder Dictator/ Controller Self pre-occupation(--) Sensitivity / Universal View ( +) Spectator / Heckler Scholar/ Critic (---) Re active or Passive / Indifferent
Principle Centeredness & surplus mentality Generative/ Surplus mind (+) Opportunist/ Manipulator Creator/ Investor Conviction Based on (+) Principles Convenience at random ( __ ) Consumer/ Parasite Hoarder/ Withholder Deficit mind ( __ )
The seeds of today's’ deficit mentality Avasaram: HASTE Adhigam: GREED Aanavam: ARROGANCE
Choose !Do you want to be A… Controller /dictator Spectator Heckler Critic Expert commentator Opportunist Or An influencer & Agent of social transformation..
Do you choose to be a REALLeader? Are you willing to be truly Proactive Sensitive Surplus minded Principle centered
Thank you so much... Are you ready to take charge? From Raja krishnamoorthy rajaglad@hotmail.com Mob:9840277362