Crucibles of Leadership (2)

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Introductiony The topic is taken from the book Crucibles Of

Leadership . It is written by Robert J Thomas .y This book teaches leaders how to be a good leader by

leverage their transformational experiences.y Qualities needed to become a good leader.y Types of crucible experiences .y Tells how a leader can learn from crucible experiencesy And what organizations have to do to develop good

leaders.


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LEADERSHIPLeadership is the ability to lead .

The ability to influence a grouptoward the achievement of goals .

Leadership is a process of gettingthings done through people.

Leadership means responsibility.


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Meaning of crucible A crucible is a vessel used for high temperaturechemical reactions. It is made of material that doesnot melt easily. In medieval times alchemists used it to

convert the base metal into gold. The author refers to profound experiences as crucibles. A part from this italso means searching test or trial. Crucibleexperiences is a severe test of patience or belief. Itrefer to an intense, meaningful and oftentransformational experience. It is something whichtransforms us, and shakes and shapes our lives. Someof these experiences last a short time, others muchlonger. Either way, they help change us in some way. According to author crucible is more like trial or tests that corner individual and tests that corner

individuals and force them to answer questions aboutwho they are and what is really important to them .


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Types of Crucibles

experiencesThere are three main types of crucible experiences:

1. N ew territory - These experiences help leaders become more alert to new information

and honing skills in making sense out of a confusing situation. The challenge is toovercome the disorientation that comes with any situation and weave it into one sexperience.

2. Reversal S uch experiences are associated with loss or failure. They teach bothendurance and imagination. Typically, something believed to be permanent, turns outto be temporary or what is believed to be true, turns out to be false.

3. S uspension These experiences involve an extended period of contemplation ordeliberation. Here, the leaders are challenged to clarify their core values and purpose inlife. If leaders cope with this kind of experience well, they can reinforce their personalfoundation of core beliefs


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Characteristics of great

leadersy Great leaders are invariably great learners.y They learn to practice while they perform.y They learn both from success and failures.y They not only learn by doing but also learn while

doing.y They are clear about there aspirations and

motivations.


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Learning from crucible

experiencesy To learn from crucibles experience the leader should have :1. Adaptive capacity 2. Ability to engage others3. Integrity


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experiences A daptive capacity

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Adaptive capacity refers to the ability to learnadjust and change according to the requirement .By facing significant new problems and dealing

with them adaptively , leaders can achieve new

levels of competence , which can prepare them fornew upcoming challenges.


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experiencesEng aging others

y It includes both teaching and listening . The leader

can enlist as well as command team members . By thisthe leader can listen the problems of there teammembers and try to solve them . S ome times he willcome through such problems , previously he never

faced and these problems help him in gainingexperience .


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experiencesI n te grity

y It stands for moral and ethicalprinciples. It is knowing about what

we stand for . It means having thecourage of conviction and remainingstrong during tough times . It is theability to understand when to leadand when to follow.


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experiencesy Crucibles experiences converts a novice leader into an eminent

one.y Crucibles experiences transformed them and become the source

of their distinctive leadership abilities.y Crucibles experiences help the leaders in gaining clear vision of

who they are and what are their roles and their place in the world.

y Crucible experiences illuminate the hidden and suppressed areaof their soul.

y Crucible experiences allows a person to not only survive anordeal but also helps him to learn from them and become a goodleader.

y These experiences help the leader to emerge from devastatingcircumstances without losing hope


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O rganizational implicationsy F or developing experience based leaders the

organizations must have to implement thetechniques of crucible experiences.Experience based leader development

process involves :1. P repari ng Leaders should be preparedby putting them into those situations which are totally different from perceptionand access risks and consequences .

2. D eployi ng - D eploying refers to practice .S o practice has to become an essential and valued activity for leaders .

3. R en ewi ng It refers to the process of preserving and renewing what the leaderslearned from these experiences .


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Conclusiony Crucible experiences are very important in

developing a good leader . Experiencesalways makes the man perfect. Theseexperiences will help the leader in facingthe problems which will come in future.Exposure and life changing experiencesoften hold the key to the development of a

great leader . So organizations must helpleaders to adapt and learn , and engagethe leaders in the most intensive learningwhen experiences actually happen. And this is the stuff of true leadership.


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Made by :y Rohan S rivastava

y Monika Vermay Mayank S hekhary S ushmita Mishra

y Vikramjit singh minhas


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