Entering the Fundamental State of Leadership - Part 3

In his book, Building the Bridge As You Walk On It, Robert Quinn identifies eight practices for entering the fundamental state of leadership. The next two are described below:

Adaptive Confidence     

• This person is adaptable and flexible while also confident and secure.
• The person has the confidence to learn from experience, moving forward into uncertain situations knowing that self and others can adapt and learn in real time.
• He or she maintains a focus on purpose while experimenting and remaining open to feedback about failure as well as success.

Detached Interdependence

• This person combines independence and strength with humility and openness.
• The person has a strong sense of purpose and belief that provides an inner strength.
• He or she is thus open, but not determined by the relationship.
• Such detached interdependence allows for rich relationships in which people enable each other in co-creating a future that is best for both.