New Lenses on Leadership - HRDQ-U · 8/10/2016 · Leadership Metaphor Explorer™ What is it? 83...
Transcript of New Lenses on Leadership - HRDQ-U · 8/10/2016 · Leadership Metaphor Explorer™ What is it? 83...
Discovering the Power of Leadership Metaphors for Development and
Action
New Lenses on Leadership:
Presented by David Magellan Horthand
Charles J.Palus (Chuck Palus)
Think about the way you are when you are at your best as a
leader.
Choose a card that describes what that’s like …
A
B
C
D
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H
A B C D
E F G H
What are metaphors?Metaphors and analogies are fundamental modes for thinking and living
• Not (just) a part of speech• Like-ness• Exploring new or complex ideas• Lakoff & Johnson, Metaphors We Live By• Hofstadter, Analogy as the Fuel and Fire of Thinking
Life is a journey Time is a river Love is war, love is a journey, love is a rose Life is a sport Social organizations are plants Managers are coaches Leadership is an art Leaders are pilots Leaders are generals Leaders are parents Leadership is a journey
And so on… For every thought we have.
What are leadership metaphors?“Leadership” is a fantastically diverse category—and getting bigger, and broader.
• How to talk about and engage this variety?• Theories plus metaphors• Direction, Alignment, Commitment: The DAC Framework• Anything that produces DAC might be leadership.
What are the metaphors and analogies for leadership based on DAC?• Leaders, and, Leadership• Coach, guide, tyrant, queen, king, parent, gardener, architect, preacher, …• Squadron, flock, band, mob, gang, team, community, coalition, …
Leadership Metaphor Explorer™• Supportive Teachers• World-Class Athletes• Silicon Valley of Innovation• Self-Catalyzing Renaissance • And so on …
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Leadership in Permanent White Water
Making Shared Sense of Complexity
Navigating Complexity
In your organization or community …
When you are doing your best work together:
How are shared direction, alignment, and
commitment (DAC) created?
Choose a card that describes what that’s like …
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J
K
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I J K
L M N
O P
What behaviors & beliefs will help drive the business
strategy?
Leadership Culture as Shared Action Logics
Dependent leadership culture beliefs
People in authority areresponsible for leadership.
Interdependent leadership culture beliefsLeadership is a collective activity.
GlobalAdaptive
Sustainable
Multi-regionalEntrepreneurial
Heroic
LocalRoutine
Regimented
Business Strategy:
current
capability
ceiling
new cultural
core capability
Leadership
Strategy
What behaviors & beliefs will help drive the business strategy?
October 2009 30
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Our relationships
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FUTURE strategy
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A few
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Flow together
Harness power
Unified agenda
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Create one chart per
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Debate and decide one
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Mutual
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Virtual
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What behaviors & beliefs will help drive the business strategy?
What behaviors & beliefs will help drive the business strategy?
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Leadership Metaphor Explorer™
What is it?
83 cards with illustrated metaphors for shared work and
leadership.
How is it used?
Personal reflection, peer coaching, leadership development
events: What kind of leader do I want to be? How do I see
you? … What kind of leadership culture do we have? What
kind do we want? What’s our leadership strategy?
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www.leadingeffectively.com/visualexplorer/
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