A core principle of Cooperative Advantage is that leaders can grow the overall pie by intelligently serving both the whole and each part. The key is integrating, seemingly incompatible, positions into unified action that serves all. Integration moves differences and conflict …
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Powerful questions can accelerate group coherence and amplify group performance. By connecting with, and sharing highpoint moments from the past people can see and experience the best in one another. For example we can reflect on the following question: …
Calling (also mission or purpose) along with Character makes up the Core for an individual, group, organization, or system. When centered we are aligned with and act from our core. Calling is the deepest source of purpose and motivation for …
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Too often our actions are based on dysfunctional habits and protective patterns rather than choice. In 2006, a Duke University researcher determined that more than 40% of daily actions were based on habit. For your brain this is efficient since habits require less energy. However, when habits and …
It is important for each of us to work toward mastering each Leadership Competency in order to “lead with excellence” throughout our “scope-of-concern.” Since each of us is part of at least one team this means that all of us require leadership competence at …
Coordination is our fourth Leadership Competency. Coordination includes the practices, structures, processes and systems that enable us to work together. Henry Ford coordinated action through an assembly line. Our traditional way of coordinating people and technology is top down. Such “power …
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Centeredness is our third Leadership Competency. Centeredness is a macro competency which amplifies/enables the other three competencies of character, calling, and coordination. In this context centeredness could be termed centered awareness in that it’s a state where the mind, emotions and …
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Character (Values) along with Calling makes up the core for an individual, group, organization, or system. When centered we align with and act from our core. What is it? Character is the starting point and at the core of leadership. …
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Many organizations talk about leading from values. Yet I cannot count the number of hotels and other businesses that proudly display a statement of mission and values that strike me as a set of generic platitudes which are disconnected from the service I experience as …
When you engage the 4C x 4D model to practice Leadership Excellence you will progressively sense and seize opportunities, manage threats, and flourish amid complexity, change, and risk. Leadership Excellence = 4 Competencies x 4 DimensionMastering the 4 Competencies requires a growth …