Dr.

Minu Ipe
Dealing with Vulnerability & Failure
Session 5

There is no such thing as a perfect leader
either in the past or present, in China or
elsewhere. If there is one, he is only
pretending, like a pig inserting scallions into
its nose in an effort to look like an elephant.
- Liu Shao-ch'i

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Leadership is for those who dare
to risk
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Fear and vulnerability
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Personal SWOT analysis
Strengths Weaknesses
Opportunities Threats
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Understand
and use your
sources of
personal
power
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Traps that keep you from change
Busyness
Comparing
Blame
Worry

DeLong, T. J. 2011. Flying without a net: Turn fear of change into fuel for success.
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Leading through vulnerability
1. Know there are no perfect leaders
2. Connect with your purpose
3. Focus on your responsibility as a leader
Balance personal ambition with ambition for the people you
lead
4. Admit vulnerably skillfully
Develop and nurture your support system
5. Stop to reflect
Be aware of your drives and motives
6. Anchor yourself
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Why do smart people fail?
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DeLongs model
The right thing The wrong thing
Well
Poorly
Anxiety
Courage &
vulnerability
Growth
Put the past behind you.
What resources can you rely on to achieve this growth?
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Be prepared to fail
Fear of failure in a huge
roadblock to leader
development



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Failure
What have you learned from your life experiences
about dealing with failure
Causes?
How you dealt with it?
What you do differently now as a result of this experience?
Why is analysis of failure difficult?
Emotional challenge
Cognitive challenge
Fundamental attribution error
Skill
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Adaptive Capacity
The ability to process new experiences,
understand/discover their meaning and to
integrate them effectively into ones life.
Allows individuals to not become stuck within their mistakes
Prepares individuals for future challenges
Its the ability to see a situation and identify creative ways of
developing solutions
Opportunity to understand your natural preferences and how
they impact your ability to be effective



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Evolving as a leader Persistence
and tenacity
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Courage doesn't always roar.
Sometimes courage is the quiet voice
at the end of the day saying,
"I will try again tomorrow."
- Mary Anne Radmacher

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Preparing for class on Monday
Read the case A day in the life of Alex Sander
and submit your team assignment at the
beginning of class on July 8
th
.
Consider the myths of leadership from the
becoming the boss article. Which of these
myths did you believe in before reading this
article? Why?
Complete the Discover Yourself: I to We
transition assessment. What did you learn about
yourself?
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