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Leadership 2.0: Are You An Adaptive Leader?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/travisbradberry/2012/11/09/leadership-2-0-are-you-an-adaptive-leader/

Travis Bradberry !ontributor " use emotional intelli#ence to boost leadership performance.

Leadership 11/09/2012
$ne of the most popular Dilbert comic strips in the cartoon%s history be#ins with &ilbert%s boss relayin# senior leadership%s e'planation for the company%s low profits. "n response to his boss &ilbert as(s incredulously )*o they%re sayin# that profits went up because of #reat leadership and down because of a wea( economy+, To which &ilbert%s boss replies )These meetin#s will #o faster if you stop puttin# thin#s in conte't., -reat leadership is indeed a difficult thin# to pin down and understand. .ou (now a #reat leader when you%re wor(in# for one but even #reat leaders can have a hard time e'plainin# the specifics of what they do that ma(es their leadership so effective. -reat leadership is dynamic/ it melds uni0ue s(ills into an inte#rated whole. " 1ust released a boo( Leadership 2.0 which shares results from an intensive study that set out to separate the leadership s(ills that #et results from those that are inconse0uential or harmful. The first thin# our study accomplished was pinpointin# the 22 leadership s(ills critical to performance. 2e't we loo(ed closer at each s(ill and discovered that they all fall into one of two cate#ories: the s(ills that #et people into leadership positions in the first place and the s(ills that the #reatest leaders use to rise above the rest. The first set of s(ills we deemed core leadership because to#ether they form the basis of solid productive leadership. The latter set of s(ills is called adaptive leadership because these s(ills create dynamic a#ile leaders who are incredibly effective in any environment. 3e stumbled upon a new way to understand #reat leadership and an innovative method for any leader to become #reat. !ore leadership can ti#hten your leadership #ame and ma(e certain you have the buildin# bloc(s in place to become an adaptive leader. The adaptive leadership s(ills can enable you to see and understand the specific actions the world%s #reatest leaders ta(e every day. These thin#s are not innate 0ualities of brilliant and inspirational people that you should aspire to: they are practical repeatable s(ills that any leader can adopt with effort.

Core Leadership !ore leadership s(ills are the s(ills that #et people promoted into leadership positions. 4eople who naturally demonstrate these s(ills are often labeled )born, leaders. !ore leadership s(ills are the foundation of effective leadership: they won%t ma(e you a #reat leader on their own but you can%t do it without them. 5'perienced leaders will reco#ni6e the core leadership s(ills as a #reat opportunity to sharpen the saw and ta(e a new loo( at the s(ills they use every day. 7spirin# leaders can learn the core leadership s(ills to mold their own blade. !ore 8eadership is9 Strategy Talent hits a tar#et that no one else can hit but #enius hits a tar#et no one else can see. *trate#y is (nowin# how to loo( ahead spot the trends and anticipate the course of action you will follow to ma'imi6e your success. Action 7n idea is a curious thin#/ it will not wor( unless you do. :or most leaders desire is not the factor that holds them bac(/ it%s (nowin# how to e'ecute. Results "t%s a myth that hard wor( is enou#h to achieve results. :ar too often obstacles are thrown in a leader%s path that re0uire a special set of s(ills to reach the finish line.

Adaptive Leadership The adaptive leadership s(ills represent the ma1or discovery from our research. That%s not to su##est we )discovered, these s(ills. ;ather we found that adaptive leadership s(ills are what set #reat leaders apart: these s(ills represent the otherwise intan#ible 0ualities that #reat leaders have in common. 7daptive leadership is a uni0ue combination of s(ills perspective and #uided effort that enable true e'cellence. The adaptive leadership s(ills can ta(e a leader at any level to places others cannot #o. 7daptive 8eadership is9 E otional !ntelligence -5motional intelli#ence is a set of s(ills that capture our awareness of our own emotions and the emotions of others and how we use this awareness to mana#e ourselves effectively and form 0uality relationships. "rgani#ational $ustice -reat leaders don%t shy away from the truth. They (now how to inte#rate what people thin( what they want to hear and how they want to hear it with the facts. This ma(es people feel respected and valued. Character 8eaders who embody a true sense of character are transparent and forthcomin#. They aren%t perfect but they earn people%s respect by wal(in# their tal(. %evelop ent The moment leaders thin( they have nothin# more to learn and have no obli#ation to help develop those they lead is the moment they ensure they%ll never (now their true potential. "n addition to separatin# #reat leaders from the rest of the pac( adaptive leadership s(ills are what leaders overestimate their abilities in the most. 3e had leaders from a lar#e cross section of industries rate themselves in all 22 core and adaptive leadership s(ills. 3e also had the leaders% peers boss<es= and direct reports answer the same 0uestions about them and we compared the scores. 7s the table that follows illustrates the five s(ills in which leaders overestimate their abilities the most are all adaptive leadership s(ills.

!ontrary to what &ilbert mi#ht have us believe leaders% #aps in self-awareness are rarely due to deceitful >achiavellian motives or severe character deficits. "n most cases leaders li(e everyone else view themselves in a more favorable li#ht than other people do. The fact that leaders% #reatest overestimations are limited to the adaptive leadership s(ills shows how tou#h these s(ills are to master and how few leaders have honed their s(ills ade0uately. 7s rare as adaptive leadership s(ills are they present a perfect opportunity for leaders to #et an ed#e and ta(e their #ame to the ne't level. ??>ore by me >y boo(: 5motional "ntelli#ence 2.0 5motional "ntelli#ence Trainin# 5motional "ntelli#ence !ertification

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