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The Yin-Yang of Leadership March 26, 2013. References. Central Concepts. ● Clock Making – Not Time Telling! ● The “Genius of the AND” ● Preserve the Core/ Stimulate Progress ● Seek Alignment. Concept # 1. Clock Making – Not Time Telling. Organization Building. Concept # 2.
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The Yin-Yang of Leadership March 26, 2013
Central Concepts ● Clock Making – Not Time Telling! ● The “Genius of the AND” ● Preserve the Core/ Stimulate Progress ● Seek Alignment
Concept # 1 Clock Making – Not Time Telling Organization Building
Concept # 2 The “Genius of the AND”
Concept # 3 Preserve the Core AND Stimulate Progress Preserve the Core Drive for Progress
Concept # 4 Seek Consistent Alignment Strategies: ● Big Hairy Audacious Goals ● Cult-Like Cultures ● Try Lots of Stuff and See What Works ● Home-Grown Management ● Good Enough Never Is
The Leaders Themselves Level 5 Leadership Professional Will Personal Humility Source: James C. Collins, From Good to Great
Professional Will ● Ambition for the Organization ● Driven to Produce Sustained Results – Make a Difference ● Share Credit ● Set Up Successors
Personal Humility ● Take Responsibility ● Self-Effacing and Understated ● More Plow Horse than Show Horse
Source: “Good to Great” Focus on People Level 5 Level 4 First Who First What Then What Then Who
Be Architects/Builders Your Organization
Master the Genius of “AND” Preserve our core purpose AND values
Through Strategies and Practices Stimulating Progress: Enduring: ● Purpose ● Values Preserve the Core Adapting to Change: ● Global ● Technologic ● Economic ● Societal Stimulate Progress
The Visionary Test “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Business Leaders’ Challenge How do we preserve our core values AND vigorously stimulate change and adaptability? Preserve Core Purposes and Values Stimulate Progress through Strategies and Practices
Leaders Who Build Learning Adapting to Global, Technologic, Economic and Societal Shifts
Example Learning Engaged Learning Technology Facilitated Assessment Guided
Leadership 1. Builders of our organizations who: ● Select and develop talent ● Strive to create sustained organizational success ● Nurture the culture of the whole
Leadership 2. Ideological and progressive enablers who: Master the paradox of the “Genius of the AND”
Leadership 3. Facilitators who can: ● Embed strategies/practices that drive progress ● Empower people to achieve