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Beyond the Rockstar Paradigm: Practical Tools for Visionary, Collaborative Leadership Webinar October 30, 2013 EPIP Hosts: Michael Barham & Emily Kessler
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Today’s Speaker
Pia Infante Director of Strategic Partnerships, Rockwood Leadership Institute
Trustee, The Whitman Institute @PiaVision
@rockwoodleaders @TWI_2022
Beyond'the'Rockstar'Paradigm !!Prac&cal!Tools!for!Visionary,!Collabora&ve!Leadership!
Director'of'Strategic'Partnerships!Rockwood!Leadership!Ins&tute!
!Trustee!
The!Whitman!Ins&tute!!!
Pia'Infante'
Purpose/Outcomes/Process'Purpose:!!To!offer!ideas!&!tools!for!moving!beyond!the!Rockstar!paradigm!of!singular!charisma&c!leadership,!and!its!shadow!sides!–!overEreliance!on!self!and!underErecognized!talents!of!the!whole.!'Outcomes:!!!1.!Concepts,!tools,!and!connec&ons!that!can!be!immediately!applied!in!the!contexts!in!which!you!lead.!!!2.!!We!have!a!good!&me!!'Process:!!30E40!min!presenta&on!&!interac&ve!discussion;!Invita&on!to!share!resources!and!experiences!as!well!ask!ques&ons.!
Two!Defini?ons'of'Leadership!to!Consider:!!
Leadership!is!the!ability!to!inspire!&!align!others!towards!common!purpose.!!Leadership!is!taking!responsibility!for!enabling!others!to!achieve!common!purpose!together,!in!&mes!of!uncertainty.!!
POLL'QUESTION'#1:!Does!your!organiza&on!rely!on!a!charisma&c!leader,!a!teamEbased!approach,!or!some!hybrid!of!both?!!!ANSWERS:'a) Charisma&c!leader!b) TeamEbased!approach!c) Hybrid!of!both!d) None!of!the!Above!!
How!do!we!prac&ce!leadership!that!moves!beyond!the!Rockstar!Paradigm?!
A'Defini?on'of'Personal'Ecology'!Maintaining'the'balance,'pacing'and'efficiency'to'sustain'our'energy'over'a'life8me'of'service.!
Interac?ve'Quiz'based!on!The!Urgency!Index!by!S.!Covey.!!!!You!will!see!(and!I!will!read)!a!series!of!7!statements.!!!Rate!yourself!for!each!statement!on!a!1E4!scale!!0!=!Never!…!4!=!Always.!
!1.!!I!start!thinking!about!what!I!have!to!do!for!!work!within!a!few!minutes!of!waking!
up.!!!
0 ! !1 ! !2 ! !3 ! !4!never!!!!!!!!!!!!!some&mes!!!!!!!!!!always!
2.!!I!seem!to!be!in!a!hurry!to!get!things!done!or!rushing!between!places!and!events.!!
!!0 ! !1 ! !2 ! !3 ! !4!
never!!!!!!!!!!!!!some&mes!!!!!!!!!!always!
3.!I!o_en!give!up!quality!&me!with!important!people!in!my!life!to!handle!situa&ons!at!work.!!
0 ! !1 ! !2 ! !3 ! !4!never!!!!!!!!!!!!!some&mes!!!!!!!!!!always!
4.!I!find!myself!doing!two!things!at!once,!like!ea&ng!while!working!at!my!desk,!or!checking!my!
eEmail!while!I’m!talking!on!the!phone.!!!0! !1 ! !2 ! !3 ! !4!
never!!!!!!!!!!!!!some&mes!!!!!!!!!!always!
5.!I!o_en!blame!the!rush!and!push!of!external!things!for!my!failure!to!spend!deep,!introspec&ve!
&me!with!myself.!!!0 ! !1 ! !2 ! !3 ! !4!
never!!!!!!!!!!!!!some&mes!!!!!!!!!!always!
6.!I!feel!anxious!when!I’m!out!of!touch!with!the!office!(or!my!smartphone).!!
!!0 ! !1 ! !2 ! !3 ! !4!
never!!!!!!!!!!!!!some&mes!!!!!!!!!!always!
7.!!There!is!something!!aerac&ve!about!the!intensity!of!crisis!situa&ons.!
!0 ! !1 ! !2 ! !3 ! !4!
never!!!!!!!!!!!!!some&mes!!!!!!!!!!always!
Calcula?ng'Results'of'Interac?ve'Quiz''based!on!The!Urgency!Index!by!S.!Covey.!!!!Add!up!your!answers!to!come!to!a!total,!and!divide!by!7.!!Poll'Ques?on'#2:''What!was!the!average!of!your!answers?!!a)!!0E1.9!=!Low!urgency!mindset!!b)!!2E3.9!=!High!urgency!mindset!c)!!4!=!Urgency!addic&on.!!'!
Reflec?on''!!! What!are!the!
external!things!and!forces!in!your!life!that!help!drive!you!out!of!balance?!
!! In!what!ways!do!you!
par&cipate!in!your!life!being!out!of!balance?!
!
Par?cipant'Share:'''In!what!ways!do!you!par&cipate!in!your!
life!being!out!of!balance?!
!
Four'Dimensions'of'a''Sustainable'Personal'Ecology!
!!
! Load'Management''!Managing!the!actual!amount!of!work!and!responsibility!we!take!on.!
!! Personal'Effec?veness'!Managing!the!efficient!use!of!our!&me!and!energy!to!accomplish!what!we!most!value.!
!! Energy'Management'!Managing!the!energy!system!of!our!body/mind:!sleep,!diet,!exercise,!rela&onships,!spiritual!connec&on,!etc.!
!! State'Management'!Managing!moment!to!moment!our!state!of!being.!
!
! ''Load'Management:''Managing!the!actual!amount!of!work!and!responsibility!we!take!on.!
! ''Personal'Effec?veness'Managing!the!efficient!use!of!our!&me!and!energy!to!accomplish!what!we!most!value.!
priori?za?on:'''clarifying!and!ordering!tasks!according!to!importance!and!urgency!with!regard!to!fulfilling!our!purpose,!mission,!and!goals.!!!!organiza?on:'the!effec&ve!!sor&ng,!arranging!and!of!all!informa&on:!inputs,!materials,!tasks,!etc.!for!efficient!retrieval!and!u&liza&on.!!!execu?on:'the!effec&ve!focusing!of!energy!to!efficiently!and!skillfully!accomplish!priority!tasks.!
! Energy'Management'!Managing!the!energy!system!of!our!body/mind:!!sleep,!diet,!exercise,!rela&onships,!spiritual!prac&ce,!connec&on!to!nature,!etc.!
! 'State'Management'!!Managing!moment!to!moment!our!state!of!being.!
How$do$we$prac+ce$leadership$that$moves$beyond$the$Rockstar$Paradigm?$
!! Prac&ce,!model!and!shi_!organiza&onal!culture!towards!Sustainable!Personal!Ecology.!
! Prac&ce,!model!and!shi_!culture!towards!CoELeadership!and!Shared!Leadership.!
Photo:!!Network!Leadership!Innova&on!Lab!of!The!Management!Assistance!Group!
Unlikely!Bedfellows!&!Other!Tips!for!CoELeadership!
4'Partnership'Prac?ces'!
1. Demonstrate!Appropriate'Vulnerability!
!2.!!Include!Unlikely!Partners!
in!Advisory!and!Design!Teams!
!3.!!Be!a!Trustworthy!Follower!!4.!!Facilitate!Crea&ve!Tension!!!!!!!!!!!!
1.!!Demonstra&ng!Appropriate!Vulnerability!comes!in!many!forms…!
I!demonstrate!vulnerability!in!different!leadership!moments,!like!when!sharing!my!aspira&ons!with!others!or!when!I’m!uncertain!and!need!help.!!!!
! !!! !0!=!never!!! !1!=!rarely!! !2!=!some&mes!! !3!=!o_en!! !4!=!always!
!!!!!
Poll'Ques?on'#4:'
2.!Include!Unlikely!Partners!in!Advisory!and!Design!Teams!(even!if!it’s!uncomfortable).!
!I!regularly!befriend!and!sustain!friendships!with!people!from!a!different!poli&cal!party!or!affilia&on!than!myself.!!!
! !0!=!never!!! !1!=!rarely!! !2!=!some&mes!! !3!=!o_en!! !4!=!always!!
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Poll'Ques?on'#5:'
3.!!Be!a!trustworthy!follower!…!
IDEX:''Interna?onal'Development'Exchange'
Among'IDEX'partners…''
! !!82%!find!IDEX’s!partnership!model!to!be!very!or!mostly!effec&ve.!!
! !!88%!report!they!have!been!able!to!develop!local,!communityEbased!solu&ons,!either!totally!or!to!a!great!extent!since!receiving!a!grant!from!IDEX.!!
! !!75%!iden&fy!a!significant!and!substan&ve!posi&ve!change!in!community!members’!leadership.!
4.!!Crea+ve$Tension$is!the!KEY!to!unlocking!the!poten&al!of!collabora&ve!and!facilita&ve!
leadership.!
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CoEleadership!Success!Factors!!!
! The!leader!of!the!team!is!coWcrea?ve'vs.'direc?ve.!!! Most!team!members!agree!that!the!team!needs!to!move!to!
a!new!level!of!performance!to!meet!new!challenges.!They!experience!the!need'for'breakthroughs,!rather!than!only!incremental!improvement.!
!! A!cri&cal!mass!of!team!members!E!including!the!leader!E!are!
willing!to!take!the!risk!of!voicing!"undiscussable"!issues,!as!well!as!allowing!themselves!to!be'vulnerable'by!acknowledging!personal!ignorance,!weaknesses,!or!mistakes.!In!the!spirit!of!"tough!love"!E!everyone!agrees!that!their!behavior!can!be!ques&oned!in!front!of!the!group.!
CoEleadership!Success!Factors!!!
! Team!members!commit!to!be!individually!accountable!for!a!specific!priority!in!their!own!func&onal!domain!E!and!mutually!responsible!for!the!overall!results!and!working!climate.!!“Be'Your'Word”'&'“Be'The'Change”'
! Team!members!are!willing'to'experiment'with'new'ways'of'speaking'and'listening,!which!will!enable!them!E!over!&me!E!to!shi_!from!polite!conversa&on!or!debate!to!reflec&ve!and!genera&ve!dialogue.!
! They!recognize'the'richness'that'diversity'brings!to!the!team!E!as!revealed!by!one!of!the!"horizontal!tools”!(MBTI,!Human!Dynamics,!Enneagram,!Hermann!Interna&onal,!etc.)!E!and!are!willing!to!adjust!their!communica&on!and!collabora&on!paeerns!to!include!the!needs!of!each!type.!
!We!u&lize!tools!(like!Meyers!Briggs!or!Enneagram)!to!bring!awareness!to!our!differences,!and!leverage!that!awareness!in!to!more!effec&ve!collabora&on.!!!!
! !0!=!never!!! !1!=!rarely!! !2!=!some&mes!! !3!=!o_en!! !4!=!always!!
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Poll'Ques?on'#6:'
Discussion'Ques?on'! Do!you!believe!that!U.S.!philanthropic!and!social!impact!investment!infrastructures!are!geared!towards!Rockstar,!single!charisma&c!leadership!models?!!How?!!Why?!
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!!!Discussion'Ques?on'! When!does!it!make!sense!to!priori&ze!self/spiritual!development!before!collec&ve!mission/impact?!!When!does!it!not!make!sense?!!How!do!we!discern?!
Prac&ce.!!Prac&ce.!!Prac&ce.!
If!you!want!to!go!fast,!go!alone.!If!you!want!to!go!far,!go!together.!
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For!more!informa&on!on!Rockwood!Leadership!Ins&tute:!!www.rockwoodleadership.org!hep://blog.rockwoodleadership.org/!hep://www.facebook.com/rockwoodleaders!@rockwoodleaders!!For!more!informa&on!on!The!Whitman!Ins&tute:!www.thewhitmanins&tute.org!@TWI_2022!!Follow!Pia!Infante!@PiaVision!!!!!