Humans achieve their purpose and mission in collaboration with other people, and hence, a leader 'leads' a team or organization, whether formal or informal. We don´t see leadership as a job, a title or even a set of skills or behaviors one exhibits. We see leadership as a mindset that should be continuously developing. ´Leading by example´ is an often-heard phrase, and we agree that this is what you do, but we believe that the example is set by your beliefs and mindsets, much more than your actions and words. This is why we believe that in order to be a leader that can achieve positive, lasting impact, you need to lead as 'you'. And be very aware who that 'you' is, with all beliefs, mindsets and corresponding actions that you bring to the table, consciously and unconsciously. All our leadership work is based on the theory of Adult development. Adult development says that, just like kids follow a developmental path from infant to adolescence, adults have a similar developmental path to follow, but it doesn't come automatically, and without effort, many people will stall at a certain stage. The adult development path has several stages and each next stages includes and expands its previous stage. With each stage, a person is able to hold more complexity, and is more aware of their own impact on situations, but most importantly, of who they are and how they can specifically bring value in this world. This lens helps us to unlock or sharpen the real intrinsic motivation of a leader. It is also an ongoing transformational approach to life and work. This is how we believe Intrinsic Transformation is shaped.
In order to apply Adult Development theory in practice in our leadership work, we leverage insights brought forth by The Leadership Circle, a very comprehensive 360 analysis on where you are as a leader in terms of stage, and specifically how that shows up in you. The tool compares how you see your own leadership dimensions and how your colleagues (or others) see your leadership dimensions to a peer group of leaders that includes the most effective leaders in the world based on leadership effectiveness and business performance. This statistically validated profile then gives an indication of how you, with your strengths and developmental needs, can develop into your most authentic and intrinsically motivated version of a leader.
Based on the insights from the Leadership Circle we derive together with you, we will guide you on your unique transformation journey. We will leverage further theories, frameworks and tools like Immunity to Change, Postitive Intelligence and other insights to help you grow. We do not focus on leadership 'hard skills', because we believe that if you can tap into your authentic version, you will have an inner intuition about what and how it needs to be done and if extra knowledge is needed on a certain specific topic, that knowledge is easy to obtain. We often notice that the 'hard skills' part becomes relevant in the work we do with you and the team on building Trust Based Organizations.
