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Legendary Leaders and Transitions
A recent TED talk by Rosita Namji (What’s your leadership language?) resonated with me as she takes a very similar approach to assessing and developing leaders. She takes issue with the notion of “leadership style”, but I would argue they’re very similar and end up at the same place – an effective leader understands their default setting/style, but also works hard to understand the people and contexts they encounter and has the ability to flex their style and language to best meet the needs of the moment. I usually start individual coaching with an assessment of both personality and leadership style defaults, and then work on developing leader awareness of the need to flex to accommodate other styles and circumstances. The Tannenbaum-Schmidt Leadership Continuum is academic but I find it useful for this conversation.
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Ditch the Macho Tropes
A recent TED talk by Rosita Namji (What’s your leadership language?) resonated with me as she takes a very similar approach to assessing and developing leaders. She takes issue with the notion of “leadership style”, but I would argue they’re very similar and end up at the same place – an effective leader understands their default setting/style, but also works hard to understand the people and contexts they encounter and has the ability to flex their style and language to best meet the needs of the moment. I usually start individual coaching with an assessment of both personality and leadership style defaults, and then work on developing leader awareness of the need to flex to accommodate other styles and circumstances. The Tannenbaum-Schmidt Leadership Continuum is academic but I find it useful for this conversation.
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Leading fast and slow…
A recent TED talk by Rosita Namji (What’s your leadership language?) resonated with me as she takes a very similar approach to assessing and developing leaders. She takes issue with the notion of “leadership style”, but I would argue they’re very similar and end up at the same place – an effective leader understands their default setting/style, but also works hard to understand the people and contexts they encounter and has the ability to flex their style and language to best meet the needs of the moment. I usually start individual coaching with an assessment of both personality and leadership style defaults, and then work on developing leader awareness of the need to flex to accommodate other styles and circumstances. The Tannenbaum-Schmidt Leadership Continuum is academic but I find it useful for this conversation.
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Authentic Leadership improves mental health and outcomes
A recent TED talk by Rosita Namji (What’s your leadership language?) resonated with me as she takes a very similar approach to assessing and developing leaders. She takes issue with the notion of “leadership style”, but I would argue they’re very similar and end up at the same place – an effective leader understands their default setting/style, but also works hard to understand the people and contexts they encounter and has the ability to flex their style and language to best meet the needs of the moment. I usually start individual coaching with an assessment of both personality and leadership style defaults, and then work on developing leader awareness of the need to flex to accommodate other styles and circumstances. The Tannenbaum-Schmidt Leadership Continuum is academic but I find it useful for this conversation.
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Coaching for Compassion…with science!
A recent TED talk by Rosita Namji (What’s your leadership language?) resonated with me as she takes a very similar approach to assessing and developing leaders. She takes issue with the notion of “leadership style”, but I would argue they’re very similar and end up at the same place – an effective leader understands their default setting/style, but also works hard to understand the people and contexts they encounter and has the ability to flex their style and language to best meet the needs of the moment. I usually start individual coaching with an assessment of both personality and leadership style defaults, and then work on developing leader awareness of the need to flex to accommodate other styles and circumstances. The Tannenbaum-Schmidt Leadership Continuum is academic but I find it useful for this conversation.
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Building Trust
A recent TED talk by Rosita Namji (What’s your leadership language?) resonated with me as she takes a very similar approach to assessing and developing leaders. She takes issue with the notion of “leadership style”, but I would argue they’re very similar and end up at the same place – an effective leader understands their default setting/style, but also works hard to understand the people and contexts they encounter and has the ability to flex their style and language to best meet the needs of the moment. I usually start individual coaching with an assessment of both personality and leadership style defaults, and then work on developing leader awareness of the need to flex to accommodate other styles and circumstances. The Tannenbaum-Schmidt Leadership Continuum is academic but I find it useful for this conversation.
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The Attraction of “Naysaying”
A recent TED talk by Rosita Namji (What’s your leadership language?) resonated with me as she takes a very similar approach to assessing and developing leaders. She takes issue with the notion of “leadership style”, but I would argue they’re very similar and end up at the same place – an effective leader understands their default setting/style, but also works hard to understand the people and contexts they encounter and has the ability to flex their style and language to best meet the needs of the moment. I usually start individual coaching with an assessment of both personality and leadership style defaults, and then work on developing leader awareness of the need to flex to accommodate other styles and circumstances. The Tannenbaum-Schmidt Leadership Continuum is academic but I find it useful for this conversation.
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Process v. Outcomes in Athletics
A recent TED talk by Rosita Namji (What’s your leadership language?) resonated with me as she takes a very similar approach to assessing and developing leaders. She takes issue with the notion of “leadership style”, but I would argue they’re very similar and end up at the same place – an effective leader understands their default setting/style, but also works hard to understand the people and contexts they encounter and has the ability to flex their style and language to best meet the needs of the moment. I usually start individual coaching with an assessment of both personality and leadership style defaults, and then work on developing leader awareness of the need to flex to accommodate other styles and circumstances. The Tannenbaum-Schmidt Leadership Continuum is academic but I find it useful for this conversation.
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The Great Woman Theory of Leadership
A recent TED talk by Rosita Namji (What’s your leadership language?) resonated with me as she takes a very similar approach to assessing and developing leaders. She takes issue with the notion of “leadership style”, but I would argue they’re very similar and end up at the same place – an effective leader understands their default setting/style, but also works hard to understand the people and contexts they encounter and has the ability to flex their style and language to best meet the needs of the moment. I usually start individual coaching with an assessment of both personality and leadership style defaults, and then work on developing leader awareness of the need to flex to accommodate other styles and circumstances. The Tannenbaum-Schmidt Leadership Continuum is academic but I find it useful for this conversation.
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You’re the right coach…until you’re not
A recent TED talk by Rosita Namji (What’s your leadership language?) resonated with me as she takes a very similar approach to assessing and developing leaders. She takes issue with the notion of “leadership style”, but I would argue they’re very similar and end up at the same place – an effective leader understands their default setting/style, but also works hard to understand the people and contexts they encounter and has the ability to flex their style and language to best meet the needs of the moment. I usually start individual coaching with an assessment of both personality and leadership style defaults, and then work on developing leader awareness of the need to flex to accommodate other styles and circumstances. The Tannenbaum-Schmidt Leadership Continuum is academic but I find it useful for this conversation.
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