think like a leader
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Think Like a LeaderHow great leaders develop and what
we can learn from them
Leadership is Always Popular
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Think about a Great Leader
• In your mind picture a leader who you think of as the ideal leader
• Share with your neighbors who that leader is and why you think that person is the ideal
• Create a picture in your mind of the leader you selected
Think about Your Self as a Leader
• What is keeping you from being a leader like the one you thought of?
• Write down these barriers on the yellow sticky paper given to you
• Now create an image of yourself as a leader in your mind
One Kind of Road Block
• What we believe about leaders and about ourselves is one potential limitation
• Learning to think like a leader is not as useful if we do not believe we can be a leader
• By letting go of our own limitations we can begin to constructively change our thinking
• The world is made up of two types of people…
• Those who think that the world can be divided into two types of people, and those who don’t
Human Development
• From the moment we are born our minds create a sequence of increasingly complex, connected, and subtle maps of how the world works
• The growth of the mind and heart can be clearly observed in children
Piaget’s Beaker ExperimentWhen I pour water from the tall glass into the flat one which of these containers has more water in it?
Answers:3 Year-Old: The taller one, silly!10 Year-Old: They both have the same amount, silly!Adult – A pint is a pint is a pint!
Basic Assumptions about Development
• We all construct our own reality
• The Depth, complexity and scope of what we know does evolve throughout life starting with childhood
• People’s development influences what they know and therefore what they notice, process, and change
• Our knowledge is always partial and incomplete
Finish these Sentences…
• The thing I like about myself…
• My main problem is…
• When I am criticized…
Spiral Development
“Stage one” The Opportunist
Some Opportunist Answers
• When I am criticized… I don’t listen
• The thing I like about myself… my ways
• My main problem is… other people
“Stage Two A” The Friend
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“Stage Two B” The Diplomat
Some Diplomat Answers
• My main problem is… talking too much
• When I am criticized… I just normally keep the hurt to myself
• The thing I like about myself is… I like other people
“Stage Three” The Expert
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Some Expert Answers
• When I am criticized… I come back and criticize the critic!
• My main problem is… “not being able to let things ride”
• The thing I like about myself is… my adaptability
“Stage Four” The Achiever
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Some Achiever Answers
• When I am criticized… I am sad at first and then I grow from the criticism
• My main problem is… my often compulsive behavior
• The thing I like about myself… that I always try to keep an open mind about things and think positively
“Stage Five” The Individualist
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Fourth Person Perspective• Another frame of understanding• Able to reframe the situation• May not always be a useful reframe
Some Individualist Answers
• When I am criticized … I try to look at myself through another person’s eyes
• My main problem is … that I am afraid to take action, but sometimes that keeps me out of trouble
• The thing I like about myself is…my ability to love without losing my identity?? (oh yeah?)
“Stage Six” The Strategist
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Some Strategist Answers• When I am criticized… I pause, maybe the criticism is
a reflection of how I really feel about myself.
• My main problem is… my underlying fears which surface unexpectedly and require ever new responses which are slow to emerge/develop
• The thing I like about myself is… my ability to balance my work, home, and passions, even when things are hectic or my time is limited
Action Logic Progression 行为逻辑进程• Pre-Conventional (17%) 未达到传统定义的（ 17% ）
– Opportunist 机会主义者型– Diplomat 外交官型
• Conventional (68%) 传统定义的 （ 68% ）– Expert 专家型– Achiever 成就型
• Post-Conventional (15%) 超越传统定义的 （ 15% ）– Individualist 个人主义型– Strategist 战略家型
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Pre-Conventional Traits 未达到传统定义的行为逻辑特质• These action logics look to find
the “trick” to succeeding 这种行为逻辑指望寻找“窍门”来达到成功
• Opportunists look to maximize personal benefit in a system 机会主义型指望在一个体系里面使个人利益最大化
• Diplomats try to be everyone’s best friend 外交官型试图成为每个人的好朋友
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Conventional Traits传统的行为逻辑特质• Conventional action logics have
a strong sense of self value 传统的行为逻辑有强烈的个人价值• Experts have a strong
understanding of their own “craft logic” 专家对他们的专业逻辑有很深刻的理解
• Achiever action logic is the archetypical mature action logic 成就型的行为逻辑是典型成熟的行为逻辑
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Post-Conventional Traits超越传统定义的行为逻辑特质• Leaders at this level focus
more on processes than on results 在这个阶段的领导者关注过程多于结果
• Statistically they are more like to successfully lead organizational change 在统计数据上，他们更倾向于成功的领导组织变革
• These leaders often fit the “Transformational” Leader description 这些领导者通常符合“变革型”领导者的表述
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The Good News
• If anyone can achieve something the door is open to all of us to do the same
• If we want to accelerate our development we can choose to do so
• Even if we don’t want to change we can take this information and save it for later
How Can We Think Like a Leader?
• Find a Mentor with a later stage of development
• Create a peer learning group
• Remember that the language we use defines our world view! Choose your language!