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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Entering the Fundamental State of Leadership - Part 1


In his book, Building the Bridge As You Walk On It, Robert Quinn identifies eight practices for entering the fundamental state of leadership. In the next several posts I will be providing an overview of the eight practices. The first two are described below:
Reflective Action
    • This person is active and energetic while also being mindful and reflective.
    • While deeply engaged in the world, the person also spends time in reflective contemplation.
    • Contemplation when away from a task increases the capacity for mindfulness this during the task.
    • The person acts and learns simultaneously and is both mindful and energized while actively creating. 
Authentic Engagement
    • This person is principled and ethical while also involved and engaged.
    • The person thus brings a more integrated, whole, or authentic self to his or her activity.
    • When this happens, he or she experiences increased awareness and accesses resources not available in a less integrated state.
    • The person loves what he or she does, which becomes a calling or labor of love.
Are you reflective and active?
Are you authentically engaged?

 

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