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Welcome to the Leadership Climb:
A Self Coaching Journey to Leadership Maturity
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February Leadership Maturity Theme:
Community Focus
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Leaders with Community Focus share their time, energy and expertise to support their Internal Community (culture), build their personal and organization's External Community Awareness and build External Integrity.
To explore more of our resources on Community Focus, click here.
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There are a few things you can do to get the most benefit from your self-coaching. We recommend recording your answers to assessment below in a designated "Leadership Climb Self Coaching" journal or notebook. Your review and reflection on your answers now and in the future will be key to your continued growth.
This is a reflective assessment. The answers provide a qualitative, rather than quantitative, analysis. You may choose one or more of the following characteristics to investigate over the next 4 weeks.
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Internal Community (Culture)
Humans are social beings and an essential human need is a sense of belonging to and caring for something larger than themselves.
We spend so much of our life at work, shouldn't our companies or organizations feel like a real community? Does your corporate culture reflect your shared values? Are you putting in the effort that will inspire others to live into the shared values of your internal community?
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As you begin to assess your personal commitment and contribution to building your organization's culture, as well as the health of your organization's culture, we invite you to explore other thought leaders on the subject:
"...
That came through loud and clear in
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“
How Pixar Fosters Collective Creativity
,” a
September 2008
article in HBR... attributed the studio’s success in creating a string of highly popular animated films to its “vibrant community where talented people are loyal to one another and their collective work, everyone feels that they are part of something extraordinary, and their passion and accomplishments make the community a magnet for talented people coming out of schools or working at other places.”
"...When I think about creating a “community,” a few things come to mind:
- Creating shared beliefs, experiences and traditions
- Building authentic relationships
- Supporting the other members of the community"
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Self Coaching Assessment:
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. Does your company or organization feel like a cohesive community to you? Why or Why not?
On a S
cale of 1-5 (1-Not Very and 5-Very)
2. How highly would you rate your company's commitment to developing a culture that is an alignment with its stated values?
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How highly would you rate your own commitment to developing a culture that is an alignment with its stated values?
4. How often do you participate in or lead activities to enhance your internal community? Are you satisfied with this contribution?
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External Community Awareness
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Personally volunteering in your community gives you a broader range of opportunities to flex your leadership muscles and take that learning back to the office.
Even better is when companies join the forces of their employees in giving back - helping to engage employees and offer them a meaningful opportunity to bond, share their personal values, and act in unison toward a common goal.
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As you begin to assess both your company's and your own personal commitment and contribution to giving back to your community, we invite you to explore other thought leaders on the subject:
"There’s no such thing as lip service anymore – corporate philanthropy must be integrated into a company’s mission and culture, it must be led from the top, it must offer myriad opportunities to engage employees, and it must be tied to actual impact."
"Making charitable donations isn't simply a feel-good thing. If you do it right, those donations can drive change in your community and within your organization."
MSBCOACH:
Leadership Through Community Engagement: The Ultimate Win-Win
As we develop and strengthen the leadership in our organizations, as well as our personal leadership development, we should be sure to include time and planning for
“community focus.”
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Caretaking for your community can also contribute to your overall wellness and help you to develop as a confident professional.
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Self Coaching Assessment:
1. Does your organization have employee service as part of its mission and culture?
If not, what is missing?
2. If so, are they in alignment with your personal values?
3. How frequently do you participate in service oriented activities in your community? Are they related to your organization? Why or why not?
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How frequently does your organization participate in service oriented activities in your community? Is it enough
?
4. What other passions, skills, or
experience could you share with your community?
5. What causes, or issues are you most passionate about?
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MSBCOACH Leadership Maturity Model
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Depending on whether you (or your team member) are at the executive, mid-manager level, supervisory, entry, new to organization or new to role level, there are core competencies that are necessary for successful progression on the Leadership Climb.
The leadership competencies as defined in our MSBCOACH Leadership Maturity Model create the backbone of our coaching, training and the we work we do everyday.
Learn more here...
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