Four Leadership Mantras andNine IAC Masteries - Coachingthe New Leadership Model
Dr. Susan R. Meyer, MMC (IAC), BCC, President,
International Association of Coaching
Aileen Gibb, MMC (IAC), President, Inspired Futures
Krishna Kumar, Founder, IntradConsult, BCC
Natalie Tucker Miller, MMC (IAC), Lead Certifier, founderAgeless-Sages
How Do We Define Leadership?
Establishing a clear vision, sharing that vision withothers so that they will follow willingly, providing theinformation, knowledge and methods to realize thatvision, and coordinating and balancing the conflictinginterests of all members and stakeholders.
“Leaders for the future need to have values and visionand to be authentic and agile, aligned and onpurpose.”
Sir John Whitmore
Leadership Mantras
Enlightened Leadership
Awakened Leadership
Timeless Leadership
Lateral Leadership
Enlightened Leadership
Leaders of the future will focus on humandevelopment as the virtue that brings bothtangible and intangible benefits not just for theindividual or organization but the communityas a whole. The coach engages the leader to look withinhimself while taking decisions that enhancethe quality of life for society at large.
Awakened Leadership
Leaders need to be self-aware – have anawareness going beyond the knowledge oftheir own selves to that of others, which helpsthem understand and influence their followers.Coaching awakens deeper levels of self-awareness in leaders.
Timeless Leadership
A modern leader is one who acts after deepreflection. His mind is open to the wider realityand the larger context in which decisionsshould be taken. He is, thus, able to seepatterns and find connections that extendbeyond the organization.
Lateral Leadership
“Command and control” structures inorganizations are being rapidly replaced bynewer models.
Leaders will need to function by influencingand persuasion at virtually all levels.
Why teach leaders the IACMasteries™ as a framework forthe modern leadershipmantras?
Coaching is as much of a mindset as it isa process and related set of skills.
The IAC Masteries provide a frameworkfor both developing a coaching mindsetthat align with 21st century leadership.
The IAC Coaching Masteries
™
1.Establishing and maintaininga relationship of trustMutual respect and acceptance
Power people are generally threatenedby authority people… — James C.Hunter, The Servant
2. Perceiving and affirming theclient’s potentialEncourage and empower.
If your actions inspire others to dream more,learn more, do more and become more, youare a leader. — John Quincy Adams
3.Engaged listeningFeeling understood, not judged.
The task of leadership is not to put greatness intopeople, but to elicit it, for the greatness is therealready.
— John Buchan
4. Processing in the presentUnencumbered by past or futurepreoccupations
Presence is more than just being there.— Malcolm Forbes
5. ExpressingBuild rapport throughcommunication
If you can’t hear me with your heart, Ican never explain in words who I am— Jessica Meranda
6. ClarifyingUncovering the unknown
A leader’s role is to raise people’saspirations for what they can becomeand to release their energies so theywill try to get there. — David R. Gergen
7.Helping the client set andkeep clear intentionsMoving forward purposefully
A leader is not an administrator who lovesto run others, but someone who carrieswater for his people so that they can geton with their jobs. — Robert Townsend
8. Inviting possibilityEnhancing the process ofdiscovery
Faith is building on what you know ishere so you can reach what you knowis there. — Cullen Hightower
9. Helping the client create and usesupportive systems and structuresSustainable progress
When the effective leader is finished with hiswork, the people say it happened naturally.—Lao Tzu
Enlightened Leadership
One of the moments I love when coachingwith a leader is when, following an insight,aha or breakthrough, they turn to me and saysomething like “wow I don’t know how you didthat Aileen, but that was really powerful”
Awakened Leadership
Leaders for the future will come from today’syouth. Coaching awakens deeper levels ofself-awareness in young leaders.
Applying the Masteries awakens them tobroader possibilities that truly match theirleadership interests and abilities.
Timeless Leadership
The opportunity for deep reflection for leadersis modeled beautifully when working within anindustry where the clients are in the reflectivestage of life.
Lateral Leadership
Super storm Sandy created a need forleaders to work collaboratively across unitsand a need for shared leadership among allmembers of the unit.
Thank You
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