Episode 177

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Main Idea:

Series: If leaders do not become conscious of the culture and context they interact with and are embedded in, those cultures will manage them.
Today: A good leader is successful in a specific context (Church consultants), a great leader is able to create impact in a variety of contexts. Transformer. How to be the Transformer

Increase Diversity

Diversity increases adaptive capacity. The more turbulent the environment, the more important it is for the organization to maximize diversity.
Diversity reduces blind spots
Diversity increases options

Create Psychological Safety:

A compelling positive vision.
Formal Training, Practice sessions, coaches: Increasing competency creates safety.
Positive role models
Systems and structures that are consistent with the new way of thinking and working
Good upward communication: Without it organizations can neither be safe or effective.

Deal with the past without getting trapped by it (From, “How to lead what you didn’t start” by Tyler Reagin)

Celebrate appropriately
Honor the right things
Shift Focus: “When I’m talking about where we need to go, it’s not a reflection of good or bad within the organization; it’s a direction for the future.”
Cast new compelling vision
Move on from honoring

Close: Don’t blame bad outcomes on anyone but yourself. Context cannot be the “fault”

Assignment: Ask are you successful in one thing, or all things?