Transformational Leadership

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Transformational Leadership

• in the new science

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Definition according to dictionary.com

• Corporation
• A body that is granted a charter recognizing it
  as a separate legal entity having its own rights,
  privileges, and liabilities distinct from those
  of its members.

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Definition according to the film the
corporation

• Corporation
• a legal entity, allowed by legislation in a
  state, which permits a group of people, as
  shareholders (for-profit companies) or members
  (non-profit companies),
• to create an organization,
• which can then focus on pursuing set objectives
• and exercise legal rights, which are usually only
  reserved for individuals, such as to sue and be
  sued, own property, hire employees or loan and
  borrow money.

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What makes a good company?

• LEADERSHIP

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Transformational vs. Traditional

• Transformational Leadership processes are

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• Processes that facilitate leadership potential

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• participation

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• involvement

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• And the development of a shared vision positive
  change

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• Transformational leadership differs from
  traditional concepts of leadership

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• It empowers others to change

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• And to realize their full potential by

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• Helping them to take on challenges, and
• Developing ownership

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There are six processesin transformational
leadership

• Developing a shared vision
• Inspiring and communicating
• Valuing others
• Challenging stimulating
• Developing trust
• Enabling

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1. Developing a shared vision

• This includes providing a sense of
• Mission
• Vision
• Excitement
• Pride

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2. Inspiring and Communicating

• Communicating a vision
• Focusing attention of others on key ideas
• Active listening
• Providing feedback

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3. Valuing Others

• Focusing on individual needs
• Caring about others
• Encouraging valuing others

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4. Challenging Stimulating

• Enabling the flow of new ideas
• Challenge current process suggest new ways
  forward
• Develop problem-solving skills
• Search for opportunities for improvement

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5. Developing trust

• Developing trust respect through words and actions

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6. Enabling

• Creating opportunities for involvement
• Supporting risk-taking
• Fostering collaboration involvement
• Enable others to be self-reliant and confident

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Leadership science

• How are leadership science related?

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Science

• Fractals area rough or fragmented geometric
  shape that can be subdivided in parts, each of
  which is (at least approximately) a reduced-size
  copy of the whole

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• A fractal reveals its complex shape through
  continuous self-reference to a simple initial
  equation

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• Conversely

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- Margaret Wheatley
Leadership

• Thus the work of any team or organization needs
  to start with a clear sense of what they are
  trying to accomplish and how they want to behave
  together

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Think of goals as initial equations

• goals initial equations

leadership
fractals
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examples of new-world leadership
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Great Places to Work Institute

• Named 5 companies whose leaders have done a
  remarkable job of implementing programs and
  practices that fit their cultures, build trust,
  and address the key areas necessary to create
  great workplaces.

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Credibility Award

• Starbucks
• Recognized for its Mission Review program, which
  encourages every Starbucks partner to question
  any business practices they believe run contrary
  to the companys mission statement.

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Fairness Award

• FedEx Corporation
• Recognized for their Guaranteed Fair Treatment
  Procedure and RESPECT (Resolving Employee
  Situations and Problems Encourages Company-wide
  Trust) program.

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Camaraderie Award

• Hot Topic, Inc
• Recognized for its uniquely stimulating, creative
  work atmosphere where employees are encouraged to
  be themselves.

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Respect Award

• Analytical Graphics Inc.
• recognized for the extensive and cohesive
  collection of training and development programs
  offered to employees at all levels within the
  company.

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Pride Award

• Griffin Hospital
• Recognized for the implementation of the
  Planetree patient-centered care model, which
  enables employees to practice their profession
  the way they envisioned it with the focus on
  patient care and satisfaction.

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• Leaders are so afraid of paradox, so afraid of
  uncertainty. It takes a lot of bravery even to
  consider that uncertainty is not a threat, that
  in fact it's creative and powerful
• - Margaret Wheatley

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