If everyone would look for that uniqueness then we would
have a very colorful world. Michael Schenker
If leadership characteristics in industry age is
homogeneity, leaders look the same, think the same, educate the same, and act
the same, compete for the best of everything, see the world of black &
white, style may overtake the substance sometimes; then, the theme of today’s
leadership at such hyper-connected and interdependent business dynamic need be
more heterogeneous, authentic, colorful and with the new motto to compete for
uniqueness.
1. Leadership Quality & Intelligence
Leadership quality is not about the charismatic style to
attract followers, as leadership quality not like oil floating above the water,
but more as treasures hidden under the sea, such as courage, consistence,
endurance, creativity, patience, humor, flexibility, resourcefulness,
determination., etc.
Leadership intelligence also goes beyond traditional IQ
& EQ, as multi-dimensional intelligence is required to become a leader at
today’s complex world:
·
IQ—Influential
intelligence: leaders with this new “IQ” will be more flexible and less
rigidly tied to top down, command and control environment, they encourage open
conversation, make positive & progressive influence via forward-thinking mindset.
·
3CQs:
Creative Intelligence, Cultural Intelligence,
Collective Intelligence
-Creative Intelligence: Organization’s innovation agenda further
boosts demand for leaders’ creativity, as creative leaders naturally embrace
curiosity and cognitive difference, inspire innovative thinking with structured discipline;
-Cultural Intelligence: Today’s multi-generational, multi-cultural,
multi-tasking working environment also requires leaders with deep empathy,
appreciate the beauty of diversity, to expand global vision with in-depth
culture understanding;
-Collective Intelligence: The emerging social organizations embrace
leaders who are indefatigable learners, approach solutions via collective
wisdom, breakdown the silo thinking, and with capability to lead virtual team
or remote group and orchestrate a virtual business symphony.
2. Leadership Strength & Substance
In pursuit of uniqueness and
authenticity, leaders need do more self-reflection on leadership strength and
substance, color and theme, value and philosophy, strategy and skillset, what’s
your leadership mojo anyway?
3. Universal Wisdom & Unconventional Wisdom
If the science of leadership is to create quantified value for business
and society, then the art of leadership is in pursuit of wisdom, there’re
universal wisdom and unconventional wisdom underneath great leadership
- Wisdom is the guide for purpose, progress and change the world for better; then, true leaders are the wise practitioners to make such transformation;
- Knowledge is man power, wisdom is nature power, wise leaders take such nature power to drive the changes;
- Wisdom is on how to dig into root cause and hunt for essential, wise leaders will have courage tuning eco-system, equip self with in-depth knowledge and insightful understanding.
- The power of wisdom overcomes barriers, wise leaders have high level of maturity to adapt to changes, breakthrough bias, or convey the vision with passion.
- Unique
leaders may also have so called unconventional wisdom, as sometimes,
common sense is not so common, if every leader can bring even a drop of
wisdom water, then the sea of leadership will turn to be
Leaders: Compete for
Uniqueness!
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