Intentional Leadership in Action

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Improve Academy, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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Intentional leaders know who they are. They don’t pretend to be who they are not. They know that they are not perfect. And they are not afraid to admit their mistakes.

According to Jane A. G. Kise, ‘Intentional leaders have deep self-knowledge, and recognize that their strengths come with blind spots.’

‘Intentional leaders go beyond identifying their values; they ponder how they will put them into action.’

‘Intentional leaders explore how their areas of responsibility benefit from each side of the clarity/ambiguity lens.’

‘Intentional leaders keep trust in mind from the start of every new relationship, knowing it is easier to build trust than to rebuild it once mistrust permeates the workplace.’

‘Leaders need to empower those they are leading, not make them overdependent.’

‘People like to be recognized in different ways.’

‘Leaders who emphasize breath may assume that everyone thrives on every changing activities.’

‘Leadership requires looking outward.’

‘Humility allows us to not adjust acknowledge weaknesses but to manage them, which is key to developing leadership expertise.’

Source:

Jane A. G. Kise (2014). Intentional Leadership: 12 Lenses for Focusing Strengths, Managing Weaknesses, and Achieving our Purpose

The Power Of Advanced Leadership

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Advanced leaders don’t do what other leaders are doing. Advanced leaders take actions. And they are willing to do what others are not willing to do. That is why they are more advanced than others.

According to Rosabeth Moss Kanter, ‘Advanced leadership is a mindset that encourages multiple experiments by people who seize responsibilities without waiting in line.’

‘Advanced leaders are the ultimate silo busters.’

‘Advanced leadership involves aspiring to do great but difficult and complex work.’

‘Leaders who create extraordinary new possibilities are passionate about their mission and tencious in pursuit of it.’

‘Innovators leave the street and go inside.’

‘An organization is a tool to be used in the quest for wider improvement.’

‘Complacency reduces the willingness to take risks or to try anything big and bold.’

‘A movement is not a monolith; it consists of many independent actors.’

‘A leadership force guided by democratic principles can work on democracy itself.’

‘Social ties are stronger bases for commitment, because sentiment creates attachment, and peer group pressure can kick in.’

Source:

Rosabeth Moss Kanter (2020). Think Outside The Building: How Advanced Leaders Can Change the World One Smart Innovation at a Time