The School of Athens Raphael, 1509-1510 Fresco, 500 × 770 cm Vatican city, Apostolic Palace The School of AthensPresenter: Raphael, 1509-1510 500 × 770 cm Dr.Fresco, Sofia Hilentzaris Vatican city, Apostolic Palace MBA Professor The American College of Greece • Which god would you be? THE TWELVE OLYMPIANS Zeus -king of gods, the ruler of Mount Olympus, and the god of sky and thunder Hera -queen of gods, her main function was as 7 of women and marriage Poseidon -god of sea and horses, earthquakes Demeter -goddess of grain and fertility, the nourisher of youth and green earth Ares -god of warfare, and unpredictable violence Hermes -god of boundaries and travelers who cross them, of poets and athletes, invention and general commerce Hephaestus -god of technology, artisans, craftsmen, sculptors, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes Aphrodite -goddess of love, lust, beauty, reproduction Athena -goddess of wisdom, the companion of heroes and goddess of heroic endeavors Apollo -god of light and the sun, truth and prophecy, medicine, illness and healing, the arts Artemis, goddess of forests and hills, hunting and the moon Hestia, goddess of hearth, home and family • Why would you be that god? Assessment • The Rokeach Value Survey Values Abstract ideas that shape one’s thinking and behavior Instrumental Values Enduring belief in a certain way of behaving Terminal Values Enduring belief in the attainment of a certain end-state • Review Your Rokeach Value Survey • If you could change one thing in the world what would it be? • If you could change one thing in your organization what would it be? • Personal Values as Ethical Anchors • The “The Leadership Theseus Thread” and Personal Leadership Identity Defined by S. Gialamas, S. Hilentzaris 2007 • Theseus: the Greek mythic figure who has become synonymous with leadership, courage, strategic thinking and perseverance. Who was this mythic character? Theseus was among seven Athenian youths and seven maidens sent to the intricate labyrinth of Cnossus by King Minos of Crete. There he was destined to face a sacrificial death at the hands of the bellowing and sharp-horned Minotaur, Minos' half-man and half-bull monster. But the brave young man eluded the labyrinthine clutches with the help of Minos' daughter Ariadne, who came to his cell to give him a sword and ball of silken thread. "The sword is for you to kill the ferocious Minotaur," she told Theseus. • "The thread is your means of escape. Of what use would it be for you to kill the Minotaur and then die of hunger as you tried in vain to find your way out of the labyrinth? "But if you tie one end of the strong thread to the door of the labyrinth and unwind it as you make your way through the passages to find the beast, you will have a silken clue which will lead you out again in safety." Theseus slew the Minotaur and led the other prisoners to safety by following the thread to the entrance of the maze. The Theseus Story The Leadership Process L1 Initiation The “Theseus” Thread to PLI PLI L3 Assessment L2 Implementation Theseus Thread Definition & Strategy Steps • The Leadership Theseus Thread is a “virtual line” which connects you to your PLI • To operationalize the thread you can use the following strategies 1. 2. 3. Individual Reflection = one-to-one with you Reflection Sharing= one-to-one with your mentor(s) Realignment when necessary PLI = Personal Leadership Identity Consists of: 1. 2. 3. 4. Your principles and values Your personal life goals Leadership Philosophy Implementation Strategies Principles & Values Steps 1. Establish Them • Name Them • Establish your own Code of Ethics, or Laws or Commandments 2. 3. 4. 5. Adapt Them Practice Them Evaluate your actions against Them Promote Them ARE THERE UNIVERSAL VALUES (VIRTUES, PRINCIPLES)? The Universal Values by Martin Saligman • Wisdom and Knowledge :– cognitive strengths that entail the acquisition and use of Knowledge • Creativity [originality, ingenuity]: Thinking of novel and productive ways to conceptualize and do things; includes artistic achievement but is not limited to it • Curiosity [interest, novelty-seeking, openness to experience]: Taking an interest in ongoing experience for its own sake; finding subjects and topics fascinating; exploring and discovering • Open-mindedness [judgment, critical thinking]: Thinking things through and examining them from all sides; not jumping to conclusions; being able to change one's mind in light of evidence; weighing all evidence fairly • Love of learning: Mastering new skills, topics, and bodies of knowledge, whether on one's own or formally; obviously related to the strength of curiosity but goes beyond it to describe the tendency to add systematically to what one knows • Perspective [wisdom]: Being able to provide wise counsel to others; having ways of looking at the world that make sense to oneself and to other people • Courage: emotional strengths that involve the exercise of will to accomplish goals in the face of opposition, external or internal • Bravery [valor]: Not shrinking from threat, challenge, difficulty, or pain; speaking up for what is right even if there is opposition; acting on convictions even if unpopular; includes physical bravery but is not limited to it • Persistence [perseverance, industriousness]: Finishing what one starts; persisting in a course of action in spite of obstacles; “getting it out the door”; taking pleasure in completing tasks • Integrity [authenticity, honesty]: Speaking the truth but more broadly presenting oneself in a genuine way and acting in a sincere way; being without pretense; taking responsibility for one's feelings and actions • Vitality [zest, enthusiasm, vigor, energy]: Approaching life with excitement and energy; not doing things halfway or halfheartedly; living life as an adventure; feeling alive and activated • Humanity - interpersonal strengths that involve tending and befriending others • Love: Valuing close relations with others, in particular those in which sharing and caring are reciprocated; being close to people • Kindness [generosity, nurturance, care, compassion, altruistic love, "niceness"]: Doing favors and good deeds for others; helping them; taking care of them • Social intelligence [emotional intelligence, personal intelligence]: Being aware of the motives and feelings of other people and oneself; knowing what to do to fit into different social situations; knowing what makes other people tick • Justice - civic strengths that underlie healthy community life • Citizenship [social responsibility, loyalty, teamwork]: Working well as a member of a group or team; being loyal to the group; doing one's share • Fairness: Treating all people the same according to notions of fairness and justice; not letting personal feelings bias decisions about others; giving everyone a fair chance. • Leadership: Encouraging a group of which one is a member to get things done and at the time maintain time good relations within the group; organizing group activities and seeing that they happen. • Temperance – strengths that protect against excess • Forgiveness and mercy: Forgiving those who have done wrong; accepting the shortcomings of others; giving people a second chance; not being vengeful • Humility/Modesty: Letting one's accomplishments speak for themselves; not regarding oneself as more special than one is • Prudence: Being careful about one's choices; not taking undue risks; not saying or doing things that might later be regretted • Self-regulation [self-control]: Regulating what one feels and does; being disciplined; controlling one's appetites and emotions • Transcendence - strengths that forge connections to the larger universe and provide meaning • Appreciation of beauty and excellence [awe, wonder, elevation]: Noticing and appreciating beauty, excellence, and/or skilled performance in various domains of life, from nature to art to mathematics to science to everyday experience • Gratitude: Being aware of and thankful for the good things that happen; taking time to express thanks • Hope [optimism, future-mindedness, future orientation]: Expecting the best in the future and working to achieve it; believing that a good future is something that can be brought about • Humor [playfulness]: Liking to laugh and tease; bringing smiles to other people; seeing the light side; making (not necessarily telling) jokes • Spirituality [religiousness, faith, purpose]: Having coherent beliefs about the higher purpose and meaning of the universe; knowing where one fits within the larger scheme; having beliefs about the meaning of life that shape conduct and provide comfort Values In Action Institute (a positive psychology research center) http://www.viastrengths.org/Home/tabid/36/Default.aspx • What is Leadership? • Leading at Level III Means leading at the: Values, Beliefs, Assumptions, Expectations level (VABEs) level James Clawson, Book: Level III Leadership (As you have values, others do to) Power • Power in organizations, is the ability to get something done, to get others to do what you want them to do • Although leadership includes the use of power, not all uses of power are leadership • Unless a person chooses freely to respond, it is not leadership • Leadership is about affecting human activity, such activity can be viewed as occurring at 3 levels • Level I- Observable Behavior • Level II- Conscious thoughts • Level III- Basic Values and Assumptions • Level III is the level of VABEs • V Values • A Assumptions • B Beliefs • E Expectations • VABEs develop over time Semiconscious or partially conscious collections of how we think the way the world should or should not be… • Basic Levels of Human Activity • Level I-----Behaviors OBSERVABLE *************************************** ********** • Level II-----Conscious Thoughts • Level III-----VABEs (Values, Assumptions, Beliefs, Expectations) NOT OBSERVALBE • People don’t always behave consistently with what they say they believe • Level III VABEs are highly cultural and family specific, have to do with where we grew up and what we were taught,-our life experiences • Some of them are thin and weak and easily broken, some are thick and strong and form our personality and views of the world • It seems that to “see” our VABEs we need assistance • VABEs are not easily recognizable • There are also organizational VABEs (organizational culture) • Basic Structure of VABEs • Distinction VABEs This is X • Association VABEs X is (good, bad) • Strategy VABEs If A, then likely B. • This is a Ferrari (Distinction) • A Ferrari is a great looking car (Association) • If I have that Ferrari, then I will look so cooooool !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Strategy) $1,000,000 • Our VABEs affect our thinking, and our thinking affects our behavior • Our behavior can also affect our thinking and beliefs • There could also be gaps between what a person says and what a person does • Nevertheless, there is a dynamic process occurring between thinking and doing and doing and thinking Historically, in the Industrial Age, • (Scientific Management Era, early 1900’s Frederick Taylor, focused on efficiency of individual workers—i.e. piece rate pay system) And • Classical Organization Theory, Bureaucratic Model of Max Weber, who focused on efficiency of organizations through structure) Most leaders targeted Level I (Behavior) • Skinnerian approach Of carrots and sticks • Entice them with carrots and if they don’t respond beat them with sticks • Failed to recognize what is happening inside the person—Expectancy theories want to know what rewards people value and why? • Level III leadership assumes that effective leadership speaks to people’s hearts, seeks to get engagement, want their minds to be involved instead of just “going through the motions” • Deemed especially important in service-oriented economies and delivering customer satisfaction • Passion becomes a keyword Level I, II and III can apply to organizations as well as individuals • Level I Managerial fad (short-term goals, applying the latest trend in literature) • Level II Intentional Organizational design (structure and systems) • Level III Organizational culture and operating values • In today’s unstable, changing, & uncertain times, leaders can learn to influence Level III, to be more effective 1. Growing importance of customer service moments (satisfaction) 2. Expansion of worldwide competition 3. Focus on high quality ********Leaders also need to recognize dangers of overworking and burnout********** LEADERSHIP IS . . . Leadership is the ability and willingness to influence others so that they can respond willingly STRATEGIES FOR LEADING AT LEVEL III • What could be some strategies leading at level III • To you as a leader? • To your organization? • THE REB MODEL AS A STRATEGY FOR A LEADER in self-management, and leading of others The REB Modelof why people behave the way the do What does the acronym REB stand for? The Rational Emotive Behavior (REB) Model • The work of Robert Ellis and other “rational emotive” research provides a foundation for managers and leaders as a general model of human behavior and explanation on why people behave the way the do. The Rational Emotive Behavior (REB) Model • The model provides practicing managers and leaders a way of digging deeper, getting below the surface of human behavior, understanding human behavior and its motivations, and therefore leading more effectively The Rational Emotive Behavior (REB) Model • REB includes several elements: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Events Our perceptions of these events Values and assumptions about how the world “should” be Conclusions or judgments about the present situation Feelings Behavior THE MISSING VARIABLETHE VABE EVENT VABE CONCLUSION EMOTION BEHAVIOR (VABE) WHAT MUST A PERSON BELIEVE IN ORDER FOR THE RESULTING CONCLUSION, EMOTION AND BEHAVIOR TO EMERGE IN RESPONSE TO A PARTICULAR EVENT? UNOBSERVABLE VABEs OBSERVABLE Event Conclusions Feelings Behavior Why people behave the way they do ? ? ? UNOBSERVABLE Event VABEs He thinks I don’t know how to drive OBSERVABLE Someone cuts me off on the street Conclusions I am a great driver, he is stupid Behavior Feelings I am Angry, Upset I scream, swear, beep at him Why Sofia behaves the way she does ? ? ? UNOBSERVABLE OBSERVABLE Event VABEs Conclusions Feelings Behavior Why X employee behaves the way he does? i.e. comes late To work every morning??? LEADERSHIP WISDOM (LW) Involves the use of EI, SI, CI AS A STRATEGY FOR A LEADER in self-management, in leading of others “Leadership Wisdom (LW) is the awareness of what is, what could be, and the deployment of strategies to become” LEADERSHIP WISDOM defined by S. Hilentzaris, 2008 based on the work of Goleman, Boyatzis, Clawson, Chiszentmihalyi, Gardner EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE (EI) • RECONGIZING YOUR OWN EMOTIONS • MANAGING YOUR EMOTIONS • SELF-TALK TO GET YOU OUT OF EMOTIONAL HIJACKINGS • PAYING ATTENTION/CONCENTRATION • Goleman, Emotional Intelligence, 1995 SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE (SI) • • • • • RECOGNIZING THE EMOTIONS OF OTHERS EMPATHIZING WITH OTHERS’ FEELINGS CARING LISTENING RESOLVING CONFLICT Clawson, Level III Leadership, 2006 CHANGE INTELLIGENCE (CI) • RECOGNIZING THE NEED TO CHANGE • BEING EMOTIONALLY COMFORTABLE WITH CHANGE • MASTERING THE CHANGE PROCESS Clawson, Level III Leadership, 2006 • Ultimately is not about – What we Know- but -Who Knows What we Know - and – How we Use -What we Know-. It is more about EQ then IQ. • In their book Primal Leadership, Goleman, Boyatzis and McKee explain the power of Emotional Intelligence this way, • “The triad of self-awareness, self-management, and empathy all come together in the final EI ability: relationship management. Here we find the most valuable tools of leadership—persuasion, conflict management, and collaborations among them.” • EI power as explained by Goleman, Boyantzis and McKee, centers one’s attention on: • • • • Self-Awareness Self-Management Social Awareness Relationship Management FLOW as a strategy in leading self and leading others To “Unleash” creativity and “Support” progress (evolution, change) Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi, Flow: The Psychology Optimal Experience, 1990 M.C. defined “flow” • WORLD CLASS PERFORMANCE AND ITS RELATION TO “FLOW” OR RESONANCE THE PURPOSE OF LIFE • FIND YOUR FLOW • INVEST IN YOUR FLOW • ENJOY YOUR FLOW • HELP OTHERS TO FIND THEIR FLOW Types of dreams WHAT IS YOUR D ext? YOUR D int? • D ext to be dream external – what do you want • D int feel dream internal – how do you want to Characteristics of Flow as defined by Mihalyi C., University of Chicago • • • • • • • Time Wraps (slow or fast) Lose sense of self Intense focus Perform at highest level Seems effortless (flow) Internally satisfying Regain larger sense of self . Living Leadership • “Leadership is not something you do it is something you live” S. Hilentzaris, 2008 • “Power does not create leadership, leadership creates power” S. Hilentzaris, 2008 Adopt “LPV Leadership Point of View” (James Clawson, 2006) As Your View LPV • There are people with titles that are not leaders • There are people without titles that are leaders LPV • Examples of people without titular offices that had a strong impact? Socrates, Hypatia, Jesus, Gandhi POV (point of view) • Options for your point of view • • • • Follower Administrator Bureaucrat Contrarian Follower’s POV Language cues • What do you want me to do? • Will you give me more authority? • I need you to clear the obstacles for me? Bureaucrat’s POV Language cues • • • • • • That’s not my job. I’ll pass that on to so-and-so. Our procedures don’t allow that. We’ve never done it that way. This hasn’t been approved. I can’t o that without my supervisor’s permission. Administrator’s POV Language cues What did they do last time? We’ve never done it that way. Let’s see, what was the rule on that? How can we maintain our present position? Contrarian’s POV Language cues That’ll never work! We tried that before. That’s a terrible idea. You won’t be able to fund it. You’ll never be able to do it in time. The Leadership Point of View (LPV) Consists of three elements • Seeing what needs to be done • Understanding the underlying forces at play in a situation • Initiating action to make things better LPV Questions 1.Do you see what needs to be done? 2. Do you understand the underlying forces at play? 3. Are you willing to initiate action to make things better? LPV • Does your boss really have more information than you? • We live in the INFOCRACY world • Everyone needs to scan the environment • Everyone is faced with tons of information • Everyone can make choices of what is important and what is not LPV • Leaders are charged with identifying the vision • This does not just happen, it is a result of reading, updating yourself, lots of scanning, conversations, thinking, and deciding LPV Understanding the underlying forces at play • Take into account broader issues • Have insight into global, societal, market, competitive, consumer, and related issues to the organizations • Make informed leadership choices • Do your homework, listen to others, develop your judgment on what works and what doesn’t • DO NOT SHOOT FROM THE HIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LPV Initiating action to make things better • Lay out your vision of why this is important with a broad view • Explain why your solution addresses forces at play (economic, political, consumer, employee, etc.) Leadership needs… • Strategic thinking – STORY TO TELL (VISION) • No fear of rejection – F o R – Desire to be accepted by others Do you have BALANCE ? LOCUS OF CONTROL -- (Julian Rotter) How much do you care about what others think of you vs. what you think of you? FEAR OF REJECTION… 100% OUTSIDE INSIDE 0% HOW MUCH DO YOU LIVE INSIDE – OUT VS. OUTSIDE-IN ? SELF LEADERSHIP REQUIRES CHANGE • WITHIN • POINT-OF-VIEW LPV • Don’t wait for someone else to tell what to do, learn as fast as you can, see what needs to be done, therefore be proactive… Have courage….Have guts…(James Clawson, 2006) “The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it.” --Thucydides (455 BC- 400BC) – Leadership, PLI, Theseus Thread Values as Ethical Anchors – Globalization – Universal Values “Is conduct right because the gods command it, or do the gods command it because it right?” Socrates • One of the most famous questions in history • The British philosophers Antony Flew suggests that “one good test of a person’s aptitude for philosophy is to discover whether he can grasp its force and point” SOCRATES’ QUESTION • In the first case you need gods to make something right • In the second case something is right because it is right - not because of gods FURTHER APPLYING SOCRATES’ THINKING • Is conduct right (ethical) because the law commands it or the law commands it because the conduct is right? • In the first case you need law to make something ethical, in the second case something is ethical because it is ethical, not because of the law – supports Universal Values not Cultural Relativism • Something can be legal and ethical at the same time • Can something be legal but not ethical? • Can something be ethical but not legal? examples Something can be legal and ethical at the same time. Equal Opportunity Laws. Can something be legal but not ethical? Dumping toxic waste in some countries is legal. Can something be ethical but not legal? Freedom of speech under a dictatorship. SOCRATES AS A STRATEGY IN LEADING YOURSELF, AND LEADING OTHERS Let’s take away the power of Gods (your Zeus, Athena, Artemis, etc) Let’s gives us the power of making wise decisions (Socrates, Wisdom is the Goal, the Greatest Virtue, “Arête” ) TO APPLY LEADERSHIP WISDOM (LW) TO SITUATIONS USE: The other 3 major virtues, Justice, Temperance, Courage = (USE THEM as PROCESS STRATEGIES) Analyze each event / decide each situation by employing the Socratic Virtues So, Is conduct right because the gods command it, or do the gods command it because it right? 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