Will + Humility

Facilitator/Coach - democratic

IMPORTANCE OF FOLLOWSHIP - SHARED MEANING

Leadership Challenge - 5 elements

• model the way (setting example)
• inspire a shared vision (hopes, dreams, aspirations)
• challenge the process (out-of-the-box)
• enable others to act (stop micro-managing)
• encourage the heart (recognise, appreciate, engage)

Admired leaders:

• honest (trustworthiness)
• competent (expertise)
• inspiring (dynamism)

Leadership is not about ramming through own brilliant ideas, but rather getting community to co-create (see Confucius quote)

need leadership that promotes collaboration, co-creation and democracy, e.g. switzerland politically direct democracy, japan nemawashi consensus

MCE global leadership approach: balance dimensions:

• strategic cohesiveness (understanding strategy)
• customer focus (client relationships)
• leadership behaviour (passion, motivation)
• performance management
• organisational culture (values, attitudes)

From Herrera: Functions of Team Leaders:

• Linkage function (linking team to strategy)
• Information-sharing function
• Inspiration function (engaging the hearts)
• Innovation function
• Communication function (especially listening)
• Maintaining health of team function
• Delegation function
• Conflict management function
• Negotiation function
• Performance assessment function
• Teaching/Coaching/Mentoring function

Management: A person's position is based on authority, which is bestowed by the organisation's senior management. In other words senior manager gives the manager authority to exert control over those who work with him/her. Consequently, authority is undestood as the manager's ability to give instructions and the obligation of anyone under his/her discretion to comply.

Leadership: leadership is based on willing followers. Leadership is gained by contributing towards everyone else's well-being. Leadership has to do with the leader's knowing how to do something and knowing how to motivate others to do something through their own willingness to do so rather thatn through the imposition of authority.