"Leadership is doing what is right when no-one else is watching." - George Van Valkenburg
Leadership. Everyone has it. Every organization needs it. Many claim to be really good at it. Few have defined it. Fewer still have experienced exceptional levels of it. Why?
Leadership is a journey. It is about integrity, self-responsibility, energy and inspiration. It is also about waking up to ourselves and the world around us. Realizing that in whatever capacity we exert influence, we can make a difference. We have choices. We can ignore the subtle energies which urge us to accept our own culpability or we can choose to search in our hearts for the courage to make a stand, and shape our future for the better.
All of us, every single one of us can bring forward everything that is glorious and most powerful in ourselves and offer this as our leadership contribution. We can commit to finding our purpose, to be the best we can be, to strive for continued learning and growth. To know that we can choose to walk into the storm and trust we don’t need to look over our shoulder to know that others are following.
Leaders need to be agile. Our global economy demands new personal capacities as well as leadership capabilities. Change may begin in the mind but it takes place in the muscle. The traditional approach to leadership development was to move from the outside in; to identify the leader’s challenges and determine the competencies required to meet these challenges effectively. The introduction of emotional intelligence promoted an inside out approach focusing on the personal capacities needed for effective leadership. At MAX EXECUTIVE COACHING we propose an integrated approach that combines the best of both worlds, highlighting both the internal states and external skills needed to develop leadership agility in our complex and rapidly changing environments.
Change may begin in the mind but it takes place in the muscle.
Leadership. It is about living life on your learning edge. It is about encouraging the best in yourself, demonstrating the imagination and determination to live to your potential, and inviting others to do the same. It is being able to step into the complexities of the unknown, knowing the analytics yet trusting your instincts and allowing your intuition to step forward. The results can be staggering. People and performance simply flourish.
In addition to our coaching, a number of clients have requested we offer leadership development programs and resilience retreats; we are in the process of designing these and are excited to be able to offer these in 2010. Watch this space! We look forward to the possibility of meeting you there.