April
April| 2021 news & updates
Authentic Confidence
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Some days we feel like true Super Heroes...and other days we feel like total imposters, just waiting for someone to catch a glimpse of the real person beneath the disguise and see us for the flawed, self doubting person that we really are. Yin and yang - two extremes. And most of us have felt both at some time or another.
So what is this thing called Authentic Confidence?
"To put it simply, true confidence is a feeling of self-assurance that is grounded in an authentic experience of our own ability, perspective and sufficiency."
-How to be Truly Confident. Success.com
It's not faking it till you make it.. which creates an inauthentic self - the supposedly “confident” person - which creates a division between the person you really are and the person you’re pretending to be.
It's being vulnerable enough to acknowledge when our confidence takes a hit. It's building confidence by doing the work required to build it - putting time into our craft, investing in new skills, repairing relationships, sticking with difficult goals, and - most importantly - being patient as our confidence steadily evolves.
We have all seen the other kind of confidence...it's everywhere these days. As the Leadership Character Model teaches, authentic confidence is self-confidence balanced with humility. Responsibility balanced with respect. It's always a balancing act but one that becomes a strong muscle with practice.
Hoping the ideas in this issue help you in your quest for authentic confidence. Enjoy.
TLG Staff
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Authentic Confidence....Hmmmmm |
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Excerpt:
"Authentic Confidence – Hmmmm; I have to admit, I never thought much about variations on confidence. My quick kneejerk reaction would be - you either have it or you don’t. Further, if you don’t have it, you may live a life never reaching your full potential.
Since I am now given more time to contemplate, I know my shorthand theory is shallow. It seems to me that for most of us, confidence ebbs and flows and is circumstantial based on what we know, who is in the room, and a multitude of other factors. None of us are always authentic all the time."
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by Malcolm Gladwell
One of my favorite books of the year. I can’t imagine how someone reading this book would get the same experience as listening to it. The book is more like a podcast with real interviews, and reenactments by actors, interspersed throughout the pages.
It’s not a stretch to suggest that the book ties to our topic of authenticity. One of Gladwell’s messages is that most everyone makes the wrong assumptions about people they don’t know. This leads to conflict and misunderstandings.
Gladwell makes his case by reviewing the people we all know (e.g., Why did Neville Chamberlain trust Hitler for so long) to people most of us don’t know (e.g. Sylvia Plath’s suicide following an altercation with an over zealous and biased police officer).
You won’t get any warm and fuzzies from reading/listening to the book but don’t let that stop you.
Tino
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Tino's Featured Product for April:
Building Leadership Character Course
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Today’s leadership is hard work. Even those accustomed to power and responsibility will have to lead in ways that support and bring forth leadership from all employees. And those who have not yet accepted the challenge of leadership will have to assume a higher level of responsibility for their company’s success. Those who succeed at leadership, whatever their level, will have developed strong leadership character.
As an aid to leadership development, this course outlines the core qualities that create the kind of underlying character all leaders need. Integrity is the foundation of leadership. Without integrity, leadership behavior rings hollow. Leaders must balance between the qualities of respect and responsibility. When there is respect in an organization, everyone feels a sense of partnership, equality and fairness. When responsibility is prevalent, each person is willing to take initiative and act for the good of the entire organization.
We believe that Leadership Character within companies is vital to a successful corporate strategy. This virtual self-paced course is a powerful step towards creating that culture. Reach out to tmantella@turknett.com to learn more about how to add this tool to your leader development program.
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Bob Turknett on Confidence |
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TLG Co-founder & Co-chair
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“Confidence is there for the taking."
-Bob Turknett
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Founder and Host Emerita of TLG Women in Leadership
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Excerpt:
" How many careers and accomplishments can one person have – especially if you’ve been blind since birth? "
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Karen Gearreald and YouTube Video of Agnes Scott College vs Princeton 1966 GE College Bowl |
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Lyn Turknett: What I'm Reading
Confidence Run Amok
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Co-founder & Co-chair Turknett Leadership Group
Harvard Business Review
November 17, 2020
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This article is about Enron, and we're now “celebrating” the 20th year of their implosion. That was surely an example of confidence run amok – confidence that was NOT balanced by humility. Enron hadn’t happened when we created the Leadership Character Model, but it was a major reason for our starting the Leadership Character Awards. We’d seen so many examples of ethical lapses – and so many instances of executives who took outsized risks , and who had unmodulated, “inauthentic” confidence.
The documentary on Enron, The Smartest Guys in the Room says it all. If you think you’re the smartest person, you are already in deep, in polite terms, trouble.
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Click picture below for documentary trailer- The Smartest Guys in the Room |
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Survey: Returning to the Office?
What Recovery Stage are You In Right Now?
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Foolproof Way to Build Confidence |
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Excerpt:
"You know the person I am talking about. The person who walks into the room full of energy and purpose. You can feel the confidence from 10 feet away (or, let’s face it, from a Zoom screen away).
You wonder, how did that person become so strong, so poised, so confident? Were they born this way? Are they extremely smart and capable? Have they accomplished more than most?
More importantly, how can you cultivate such confidence within yourself or your team?
The secret to building confidence is simple. " READ MORE
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TLG VP Strategic Services
by Geoffrey Cain
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This book charts the remarkable rise of Samsung from rubble after the Korean War to becoming the largest supplier of semiconductors and smartphones in the world. Samsung (2020 revenues $55B) is synonymous with the Korean economy and today accounts for more than 20% of exports. The book is also a cautionary tale about how autocratic leadership, a militaristic culture, and cozy relationship with government led to corruption and malfeasance. In January, Samsung’s Vice Chairman was sentenced to 30 months in prison for bribing the former president of Korea.
Take a one-and-a-half-hour flight from Samsung in Seoul to the port city of Qingdao, China and you will find Haier, the world’s leading manufacturer of household appliances ($32B) including GE Appliances which it acquired in 2016.
Haier is known for its innovative management system which is described in The Haier Model: Reinventing a Multinational Giant in the Network Era. This includes an intense focus on customer value and employee entrepreneurship, ‘zero distance to customers’ and ‘customer paid salary’, ‘microenterprises’ and ‘leaderless management’. Culture, leadership, strategy and execution at Samsung and Haier could not be more different.
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Senior Consultant TLG
by Glennon Doyle
Excerpt:
"This is how you find yourself.
There is a voice of longing inside each woman. We strive so mightily to be good: good partners, daughters, mothers, employees, and friends. We hope all this striving will make us feel alive. Instead, it leaves us feeling weary, stuck, overwhelmed, and underwhelmed. We look at our lives and wonder: Wasn’t it all supposed to be more beautiful than this? We quickly silence that question, telling ourselves to be grateful, hiding our discontent—even from ourselves."
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Welcome to TLG!
Tim Huff, New Senior Consultant
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Tim Huff is an Executive Coach and Leadership Advisor who has a passion for helping leaders and executives at all levels tap into the greatness that exists within themselves to lead their teams at their full potential and live their lives intentionally and unapologetically. With over 26 years of high-stakes leadership experience in the U.S. Army as well as multiple Fortune 500 companies, he has a unique background that allows him to empathize with his clients’ leadership challenges as he helps them in their journey of transformational change.
As a Certified Executive Coach, Tim enjoys coaching and advising individuals as well as teams in values-based leadership, effective behaviors, healthy relationships, executive presence, and high-performing team dynamics. With a strong business and Information Technology background, he understands the pressures placed on today’s executives as well as the value of excellent leadership in an organization. Tim’s mission is to help all leaders be at their best for their teams!
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We encourage you to listen to this video on Resilience the includes great insights Tim learned from his Ranger training!
Welcome to the TLG team!
Read more about Tim here.
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Friday April 23, 2021
8am - 10am
Virtual Meeting
Fireside Chat with Deisha Barnett, Chief Brand & Communications Officer & Head of Diversity & Inclusion & ChooseATL
for the Metro Atlanta Chamber
"Listen in as we explore Deisha's career journey that has most recently focused on working with Atlanta companies through launching ATL Action of Racial Equity, an initiative to help address the effects of systemic racism as well as developing a Corporate Policy Playbook to provide businesses in our area with actions they can take to effectively execute their racial equity commitments."
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Host:
Anne Quiello
TLG Senior Consultant
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Guest Facilitator:
Dr. Patricia Thompson
TLG Senior Consultant
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The wait is over!
Introducing TLG’s brand new podcast series: Women of Character, hosted by Ann Quiello.
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Turknett Leadership Group is excited to launch the brand-new podcast series Women of Character, hosted by TLG Senior Consultant Anne Quiello. Join Anne as she captures the stories and insights of accomplished women who have beaten the odds while displaying and modeling strong character. Listen now on Anchor!
On this episode, Anne is joined by Georgia’s own Marcia Taylor, CEO, and her granddaughter Katlyn Foulks, Culture Ambassador, Bennett International Group. Listen in as Anne explores how Marcia and Katlyn are leading the way in building and sustaining an award-winning culture of character.
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