Leadership as Reflective Human Action-- A Mini-Workshop

LEADERSHIP AS LEADERSHIP AS REFLECTIVE REFLECTIVE

HUMAN ACTION--HUMAN ACTION--A MINI-WORKSHOPA MINI-WORKSHOP

Presented by Kappa Omicron NuFrances E. AndrewsDorothy I. Mitstifer

ACTIVITY:ACTIVITY:GETTING ACQUAINTEDGETTING ACQUAINTED

Use Use oneone word to describe your favorite word to describe your favorite leader.leader.

IntroduceIntroduce self to 4 people you don’t know self to 4 people you don’t know by saying your name and by saying your name and sharingsharing the the descriptive word of your favorite leader.descriptive word of your favorite leader.

CreateCreate groups of 4, groups of 4, shareshare descriptions, descriptions, discuss discuss what descriptions are missing from what descriptions are missing from the group. the group. PostPost descriptions on flip chart.descriptions on flip chart.

ShareShare descriptions with the full group. descriptions with the full group.

OVERVIEW OF OVERVIEW OF LEADERSHIPLEADERSHIP

All professionals All professionals have have

responsibility to responsibility to LEAD—to use their LEAD—to use their talents and skills talents and skills for the common for the common

goodgood

SUCCESSFUL SUCCESSFUL ORGANIZATIONSORGANIZATIONS

Embrace a Embrace a belief in peoplebelief in people—their capacity, —their capacity,

energy, energy, creativity, creativity,

commitment, commitment, ability to take ability to take

action!action!

Reflection in Reflection in ActionAction

REFLECTIONREFLECTIONRecognizes multiple Recognizes multiple perspectives and perspectives and connectionsconnections

Reformulates ideasReformulates ideas

Addresses Addresses situationssituations

Acknowledges that Acknowledges that things get messythings get messy

ACTIVITY:ACTIVITY:A BIT OF REFLECTIONA BIT OF REFLECTION

- Close Close your eyes, your eyes, reflectreflect on your definition on your definition ofof LEADERSHIPLEADERSHIP

- Write- Write your definition on a sticky noteyour definition on a sticky note- Look- Look at your definition: at your definition:

Does it include:Does it include:- A person in a position?- A person in a position?- Traits of leadership (e.g., interacting - Traits of leadership (e.g., interacting with people, “walking with people, “walking the talk”)?the talk”)?- Power, drive, influence, action?- Power, drive, influence, action?

LEADERSHIP IS:LEADERSHIP IS:

Participation to be energizedParticipation to be energized

Adventure to be embracedAdventure to be embraced

Total engagement, offered Total engagement, offered for for well-being of the earth, and well-being of the earth, and its its inhabitantsinhabitants

Leadership is an Leadership is an active, mind-active, mind-

engaging, shared engaging, shared human process of human process of

meaning making in a meaning making in a community of community of

practicepractice

Leadership isLeadership isReflective Human Reflective Human

ActionAction

CORE PRINCIPLESCORE PRINCIPLES

AuthenticityAuthenticity

Ethical Ethical SensibilitySensibility

SpiritualitySpirituality

PRINCIPLES OF PRINCIPLES OF PRACTICEPRACTICE

--Accept ChaosAccept Chaos-Share -Share InformationInformation-Develop-Develop RelationshipsRelationships-Embrace-Embrace VisionVision

AUTHENTICITYAUTHENTICITYCENTRAL CENTRAL

ORGANIZING ORGANIZING PRINCIPLEPRINCIPLE

ACTIVITY: ACTIVITY: DEFINE AUTHENTICITYDEFINE AUTHENTICITY

-Form a group of -Form a group of threethree-One-One word definitionword definition-Post word on -Post word on sticky note sticky note on on flipflip chart chart-Review-Review synonymssynonyms

AUTHENTICITY IS:AUTHENTICITY IS:

Ability to Ability to be true to be true to one’s own one’s own

personality, personality, spirit, and spirit, and charactercharacter

AUTHENTICITY IS GUIDED AUTHENTICITY IS GUIDED & &

JUDGED BYJUDGED BY

hope,hope,integrity, integrity, honesty, honesty, humility, humility,

genuineness, genuineness, trustworthinesstrustworthiness

PERSONALPERSONALAUTHENTICIAUTHENTICI

TYTY

AUTHENTICITY IN AUTHENTICITY IN COMMUNITY COMMUNITY

Ethical Ethical SensibilitySensibility

Ethical Action IncludesEthical Action Includes Intellectual and moral defensibility

Engagement, participation Justice, fairness, freedom Accountability for action Commitment over time Potential, possibility Attention, caring

Activity:Activity:Exploring Ethical Exploring Ethical

DilemmasDilemmas

- Turn- Turn to person on your rightto person on your right- Read- Read the scenario togetherthe scenario together- Answer:- Answer:

What is the ethical dilemma?What is the ethical dilemma?Using what you know already Using what you know already about ethical sensibility, how about ethical sensibility, how would you respond?would you respond?

Ethical SensibilityEthical Sensibility

COURAGE to act based on:COURAGE to act based on:- principles of human - principles of human dignity, &dignity, & respect respect- honesty with self- honesty with self- action for the - action for the common good common good

ETHICAL PRINCIPLESETHICAL PRINCIPLES-Love-Love

-Justice-Justice-Dwelling-Dwelling-Freedom-Freedom

-Participation-Participation-Responsibility-Responsibility

As they seek As they seek consensus in consensus in

diversitydiversity

SpiritualitySpirituality

SpiritualitySpirituality

Human capacity that gives Human capacity that gives our lives passion and our lives passion and purposepurpose

Deeply alive place within Deeply alive place within each of us that longs for each of us that longs for fulfillmentfulfillment

Depth, value, heart, Depth, value, heart, relatedness, personal relatedness, personal substance, or soulsubstance, or soul

ENVIRONMENT OF ENVIRONMENT OF LEADERSHIPLEADERSHIP

ENVIRONMENT OF ENVIRONMENT OF LEADERSHIPLEADERSHIP

New sciences applied to New sciences applied to people and organizationspeople and organizations

Paradigm shift toward Paradigm shift toward holism and primacy of holism and primacy of relationshipsrelationships

Use new ways of thinking Use new ways of thinking to release human to release human potential and creativity potential and creativity to enhance quality of lifeto enhance quality of life

LEADERSHIP AND THE NEW LEADERSHIP AND THE NEW SCIENCESCIENCE

CHAOS—renewal and revitalizationCHAOS—renewal and revitalizationINFORMATION—primary organizing forceINFORMATION—primary organizing force

RELATIONSHIPS—strength, empowermentRELATIONSHIPS—strength, empowermentVISION—re-creation of workplaces and VISION—re-creation of workplaces and

worldworld

Highlights of Leadership & the Highlights of Leadership & the New ScienceNew Science

What stands What stands out as a out as a

highlight of highlight of Leadership & Leadership &

the New the New Science?Science?

ACCEPT CHAOSACCEPT CHAOS

CHAOS:CHAOS:A processA processThe final The final state in a state in a system’s system’s

move away move away from orderfrom order

ACTIVITY: ACTIVITY: EXPERIENCING CHAOSEXPERIENCING CHAOS

Form a group of 3Form a group of 3 Share time when you experienced/observed Share time when you experienced/observed

chaos (might be a time of being overwhelmed, chaos (might be a time of being overwhelmed, confused, unable to make sense of anything)confused, unable to make sense of anything)

Share how you/other person respondedShare how you/other person responded Share what happened when the chaotic period Share what happened when the chaotic period

endedended Share with large groupShare with large group

Chaos:Chaos:

A Natural A Natural Transition to a Transition to a

New StateNew State

CHAOSCHAOSCreative and Creative and

ordering forceordering force

Change perspectiveChange perspective

See things from a See things from a different vantage different vantage

pointpoint

InformationInformationPrimary organizing Primary organizing

force in any force in any organizationorganization

ACTIVITY: ACTIVITY: POSITIVE-NEGATIVE POSITIVE-NEGATIVE

EFFECTS OF INFORMATIONEFFECTS OF INFORMATION FormForm a group of 8 a group of 8

4 describe situations in which information has been used 4 describe situations in which information has been used negativelynegatively

4 describe situations in which information has been used 4 describe situations in which information has been used positivelypositively

SelectSelect one negative-information situation to share one negative-information situation to share DialogueDialogue about how outcome might have been about how outcome might have been

different if group had had access to pertinent different if group had had access to pertinent informationinformation

Reflect Reflect about what part you can play in enhancing about what part you can play in enhancing information or its flow in any organizationinformation or its flow in any organization

INFORMATION INFORMATION

-Moves through the-Moves through the systemsystem-Disturbs the peace-Disturbs the peace-Nourishes new life-Nourishes new life-Engenders -Engenders creativitycreativity-Encourages -Encourages innovationinnovation

Vision--Vision--An energy field An energy field

expressive of purpose expressive of purpose and directionand direction

VISION MESSAGESVISION MESSAGES

Guide Guide people and people and organizatioorganizations through ns through

changechange

Develop Develop RelationshipsRelationships

RELATIONSHIPSRELATIONSHIPS

--Heart of who we are as Heart of who we are as humanshumans

-Give meaning and -Give meaning and significance to our livessignificance to our lives-Must be strengthened-Must be strengthened-Find ways for people -Find ways for people and ideas to meet and and ideas to meet and

change in relationship to change in relationship to each othereach other

Relationships are not Relationships are not fostered by tinkering with fostered by tinkering with

incentives, retraining incentives, retraining groups, revising policies groups, revising policies and rules, or designing and rules, or designing another organizational another organizational

chart!chart!

ACTIVITY:ACTIVITY:POSITIVE & NEGATIVE POSITIVE & NEGATIVE

RELATIONSHIPSRELATIONSHIPS Group Group yourselves on the basis of a happy face yourselves on the basis of a happy face

or a sad face. or a sad face. HappyHappy face holders dialogue about situations of face holders dialogue about situations of

positive relationshipspositive relationships. . SadSad face holders dialogue face holders dialogue about situations ofabout situations of negative relationships.negative relationships.

Identify characteristics of Identify characteristics of power-overpower-over relationships.relationships.

Identify organizational activities that foster Identify organizational activities that foster power-with relationships.power-with relationships.

DEVELOP DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPSRELATIONSHIPS

Power-with Power-with cultures-positive, cultures-positive,

people valuedpeople valued

Power-over Power-over cultures-cultures-

negative, people negative, people viewed as cogs in viewed as cogs in

wheelswheels

Characteristics of Power-Characteristics of Power-With RelationshipsWith Relationships

CHARACTERISTICS OF CHARACTERISTICS OF POWER-OVER POWER-OVER

RELATIONSHIPSRELATIONSHIPS

Personal Personal FrameworFramewor

k of k of LeadershiLeadershi

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ACTIVITY:ACTIVITY:INNER STRENGTHS INNER STRENGTHS

ASSESSMENTASSESSMENT

--CompleteComplete Inner Strengths Inner Strengths Assessment individuallyAssessment individually

--ShareShare with person of choice with person of choice

--ShareShare something you learned something you learned about self with entire groupabout self with entire group

Self-awareness, conscience, independent

will, creative imagination

Our roots impact Our roots impact knowledge, attitudes, knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, & behaviorsbeliefs, & behaviors

Live vision based Live vision based on valueson values

A New Paradigm of A New Paradigm of Leadership!Leadership!

Lead—Lead—Dare to Dare to

LeadLead