Comments on: Leadership is Who You Are

By: Alan Shelton

Alan Shelton — Thu, 17 May 2012 23:52:26 +0000

Thanks for the great comments. Many times the authenticity that arises from our own personal self is seen as just that -personal. I am constantly surprised that in my corporate work that the old division between inner work and outer work is dissolving. Now we can talk about Bruce Lee, Jesus Christ and Lao Tzu as representing values in our leadership world. So personal clarity without the unconscious behaviors that can drag us down have a seat in the conversation about how we lead. And shouldn’t it? I am grateful to you all.

Alan

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By: Brett

Brett — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:01:41 +0000

Interesting. I’ve noticed sometimes that I tip in the direction of just doing the next ‘leaderly’ thing as a natural response to what is going on.

Other times, I feel like I’m processing, making notes, and deciding what would be ‘leaderly’ in a certain situation. I don’t know if that is the difference, but I’m learning to just go with what has been building inside of this lump of clay. To go with your sports analogy, the game only slows down for you after you’ve drilled and drilled and drilled. All of the sudden, instinct takes over.

By: Evan

Evan — Tue, 15 May 2012 02:33:08 +0000

Hi JD, just a comment on your intro. I think perception has both emotional and intellectual components (like pattern recognition) as does a full evaluation.

Thanks Alan for the article. I hope may more leaders discover the possibility of authenticity.

By: Galen Pearl

Galen Pearl — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:20:49 +0000

JD and Alan, Thanks for this excellent post on leadership. JD, I liked your introductory remarks about Bruce Lee, my personal hero. Bruce Lee’s radical transformation of martial arts has been described as the way of no way, as you explained. His views are deeply rooted in the Tao Te Ching, which speaks of leadership in a way that is consistent with Alan’s views. Interestingly, this is also consistent with Jesus’s model of a servant-master. Having been in leadership positions myself and having served more than once on search committees for leaders, I can ascribe whole heartedly to Alan’s insightful and clear description of transformative leadership.