LEADERSHIP FOR THE
GREATER GOOD
Research Café Talk
LEADERSHIP IN FOCUS
Outline for Today
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-Defining Leadership
-Four Models of Leadership for the Greater Good -Research Insights
-The Magic Ingredients
-The Bottom Line
WHAT IS
LEADERSHIP?
• Leadership is a process;
• Leadership involves influence and persuasion;
• Leadership occurs within a group context; and
• Leadership involves goal
attainment
COMPARISION OF MANAGEMENT &
LEADERSHIP Management Leadership
Produces Order &
Consistency
Produces Change &
Movement
Planning/Budgeting Vision Building/Strategizing Organizing/Staffing Aligning People/
Communicating Controlling/Problem
Solving
Motivating/Inspiring
FOUNDATIONAL LEADERSHIP
ATTRIBUTES
Intelligence
Self Confidence
Determination Integrity
Sociability
Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts, it is about one life influencing another.
Great leaders have a heart for people! John C. Maxwell
A Leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way!
John C. Maxwell
THE FOUR
LEADERSHIP MODELS FOR THE GREATER
GOOD
RESPONSIBLE
LEADERSHIP SERVANT
LEADERSHIP
TRANSFORMATIONAL
LEADERSHIP TRANSPERSONAL
LEADERSHIP
RESPONSIBLE
LEADERSHIP
Responsible leaders strive to do business while
positively impacting the environment, community, or society; they focus on three bottom lines or the 3Ps:
• The effect business has on environment – Planet
• The effect business has on society – People
• The bottom line – Profits
RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP
Embracing Sustainability
Practices
The goal of responsible leaders is to keep a holistic view
of performance with a focus on the three bottom lines.
EXAMPLES OF RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP
IN ACTION
• Ensuring diversity and inclusion in the workplace
• Sponsoring education funds for youth in the local community
• Using sustainable materials in the manufacturing process
• Optimizing supply chain to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
• Relying on renewable energy
sources to power facilities
THE SHARED VALUE
SERVANT
LEADERSHIP
Leaders who embrace the servant leadership style assume the following key attributes:
SERVANT
LEADERSHIP
Serving while Leading
• They leverage leadership as an opportunity to serve others
• They share power and control to accelerate engagement
• They measure success through joint or collective growth and development
THE TEN
CHARACTERISTICS OF SERVANT
LEADERSHIP
TRANSFORMATIONAL
LEADERSHIP
TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Inspire followers to transcend their own self- interests for the good of the organization
• Capable of having profound effect on followers
• Pay attention to concerns of followers
• Change followers’ awareness of issues
• Excite and inspire followers to put extra effort
TRANSACTIONAL VS
TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP
TRANSACTIONAL
Contingent Reward Idealized Influence
Management by Exception (active)
Inspirational Motivation
TRANSFORMATIONAL
Management by exception (passive)
Intellectual Stimulation
Laissez Faire Individualized Consideration
TRANSPERSONAL
LEADERSHIP
Now more than ever, we need leaders who are more self-aware, emotionally intelligent and who can use a variety of leadership styles for
different situations.
Attributes of Transpersonal Leaders:
TRANSPERSONAL LEADERSHIP
Leading beyond the Ego
• Caring
• Radical
• Ethical
• Authentic
• Sustainable
• Emotionally intelligent
• Performance enhancing
INTEGRATION OF THREE
TYPES Of INTELLIGENCE
BENEFITS OF
TRANSPERSONAL LEADERSHIP
• Cultivating the highest potential of employees
• Culmination of a performance enhancing corporate climate
• Enhancing the interconnectedness among the employees
• Amplifying innovation and creativity within the workplace
• Establishing higher levels of trust between employers and employees
KEY PUBLICATIONS ON
LEADERSHIP
PUBLICATIONS ON LEADERSHIP
Why Responsible Leaders Embrace Sustainability
RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP
• Sustainable business
strategies are important
because they add brand value and a competitive advantage
• Sustainability enables
companies to meet emerging consumer demands
• Sustainability enhances
employee engagement and amplifies efficiency
• Sustainability helps retain and attract top talent pools
Key findings
Although 90% of executives think sustainability is important, only 60% of companies have a sustainability strategy. Responsible leaders believe that:
FORBES Publications 2021
PUBLICATIONS ON LEADERSHIP
Why Servant Leadership Is More Important Than Ever
SERVANT LEADERSHIP
• A servant-leader's focus is primarily on other people's
(and their communities') well- being and growth
• The servant-leader isn't a sole leader with power, but rather, a power-sharer
• They put other people's needs above their own and enable
their team to grow, develop
and perform to the best of their ability
Key findings
Service before self is paramount
FORBES Publications 2020
PUBLICATIONS ON LEADERSHIP
The Secret to
Transformational Leadership
TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP
• There is a strong and significant relationship
between
self-esteem and self confidence
•
Transformational leaders are able to lead their teams to
higher performance
Key findings
Transformational leadership has a high
payout as it positively impacts innovation, the heart of success and growth within an
organization.
Harvard Business Review (HBR) 2021
PUBLICATIONS ON LEADERSHIP
Transpersonal Leadership
TRANSPERSONAL LEADERSHIP
• Transcending the ego doesn’t mean doing away with it.
Rather, it means being aware of one’s messy, self-seeking, fearful, and often compulsive motivations, of one’s
weaknesses and insecurities and instead, taking a broader perspective or moral high road.
Key findings
Transcending the ego!
The Business Magazine 2021
The Magic
Ingredients
EMPATHY
Empathy Is a Force for Innovation, Flourishing, and Intent to Stay
• Empathy is a force for productivity, life-work
integration, and positive work experiences
• Empathic leaders respect
employee life circumstances and support both work and life needs and they foster inclusion
Key findings
Senior leader empathy is linked to reduced intent to leave.
A recent report by catalyst*
COLLABORATION
Lessons on Leadership:
Cooperation and Collaboration for
the Greater Good
• Leaders must be willing to seek multi-perspectives and needs to synthesize perspectives to create robust and inclusive business solutions• Leaders must be willing to create new approaches and creative alliances to drive innovation
• Leaders must understand that in time of extreme change,
collective input is important
Key findings
Collective effort is key driver for business success
FORBES Publications 2018*
WISDOM
Wise Leaders Focus on the Greater Good
• Great leaders are attuned to the sufferings of those around them, particularly the most
vulnerable and powerless
• Wise leaders are more likely able to engage their people's passion and foster their
organizational culture where work has a greater meaning
Key findings
Wise leaders develop strategies that target the greater good, not just an organization or individual
HUFFPOST Publications 2018*
ATTENUATING THE EGO
Developing 21st Century Leaders:
We Call them Transpersonal
Leaders
• The Transpersonal Leadershipstyle is a performance
enhancing leadership approach
• Leveraging three types of intellectualities: Emotional,
Spiritual and Ritual Intelligence, Transpersonal Leaders move
beyond the ego to focus on the collective good; their leadership style is adaptable to emerging situations
Key findings
Transpersonal Leaders lead beyond their ego
Emerald Insight Journal 2019*
Employee
Engagement
How Companies Can Improve
Employee Engagement Right Now
• Leaders must take proactive steps to increase employee engagement, or risk losing their workforce
• Engaged employees perform better, experience less burnout, and stay in organizations longer
Key findings
Employee engagement is the key asset for any organization
Harvard Business Review 2021*
Openness and Vulnerability
• Research shows that leaders assume a vital role in building connections to innovate and set the tone for an
organization’s response
Key findings
Showing openness and
vulnerability strengthens teams
A recent report by catalyst*
Why Leaders Must Connect More During Times of Crisis
• Leaders can foster a sense of connection with openness and vulnerability
GOOD READS ON
LEADERSHIP
NEW YORK BEST SELLERS
DEEP DATA DIVE
SOURCES
PRIMAL RESEARCH
TOPICS WITHIN THE LEADERSHIP ARENA
• Realizing the power of emotional intelligence in driving great performance
• The power of embracing circularity in unlocking business value
• The role of business in building climate resleince
• The unleashing power of diversity and inclusion in building an enhancing corporate culture
• The role of higher education instituitions in catalyzing economic development
• The power of empathy in times of crisis and beyond
