Generative Leadership - Self Knowledge & Leadership

Lack of self-knowledge is a major cause of ineffective leadership.

“Humans possess significant tacit knowledge – we know more than we can say. The question to be resolved is how to remove the blocks and tap into that knowledge in order to create the kind of future we all want.” - Joseph Jaworski

People and groups think of themselves as separate. But what if we could learn how to

dialogue with one another at a deep level – find ways to relate to one another that would

dissolve the perception of separateness. Focus on concepts that express our

interconnectedness rather than on concepts of separateness.

“To venture causes anxiety, but not to venture is to lose one’s self. . . . and to venture in the highest is precisely to be conscious of one’s self.” - Soren Kierkegaard

You can strengthen your power of self-belief, your feeling of self-efficacy, and the belief

that you can accomplish what you set out to do. You are using only a fraction of your

capacity.

Learn to rely on your inner resources (that may be seldom tapped into) and to use your

intuition and ability to improvise and innovate in the face of uncertainty and ambiguity.

Build deep trust and respect among your group. Build true teamwork among the group

and experience what deep alignment in a group feels like.

How can you unite and integrate around issues of shared concern with other leaders

and move to successful resolution?

Learn to be flexible and adapt quickly to change and new environments.

“The world is not fixed but is in constant flux; accordingly, the future is not fixed and so can be shaped.” – David Bohm