Last week, NorthSky hosted an excellent "Break for Lunch" session on leadership, led by Barbara Jordan Ellis, of the Center for Coaching & Leadership Development. Barbara spoke with us about the various components of leadership and how to assess our leadership style. As Debbie McKeon and I considered our own leadership styles, we were struck by the accuracy of her tools in "nailing" us and how our two styles are different yet complement one another. We agreed that we’re "a small but mighty team" – but how different would it be if we didn’t complement each other so well? The potential for conflict between two strong personalities is fairly high without an acceptance of one’s weaknesses. Barbara referred to this as emotional intelligence and it is the essential ingredient for effective leadership- that ability to recognize one’s strengths and weaknesses and leverage them in working with others.
I’ve already begun applying what Barbara taught us and I’m eager to learn more. The good news is that she’ll be back on Feb 25 for another "Break for Lunch" session and then back on March 26 for a full day on developing your leadership style and skill. I encourage you to join us.
Some other interesting resources I found include an article on "Adaptive Leadership" by Charles Albano. He speaks about the concept of adapting leadership to adjust to specific needs and circumstances. His article lists specific characteristics and examples of how these characteristics come into play. Barbara Ellis refers to this as “situational leadership” and will go into more detail on this topic at our February 25 workshop.
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Enjoy the week,
Pam Evans
NorthSky Program Manager
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