Summary: Discover Your True North | 9781119082972 | Bill George

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• 1 Part One: Your Journey to Leadership- H 1Your Life Story (levensverhalen)

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• Uitspraak Warren Bennis grondlegger leadership

  Leadership is not a set of genetic characteristics, but the result of a lifelong process of selfdiscovery

• Figure I.1 Differences in 20th century and 21st century leaders

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• What is an authentic Leader?

  Authentic Leaders have discovered their True North, align people around a shared purpose and values, and empower them to lead authentically to create value for all stakeholders

• 1.3 Phase III: Generativity

• "Neoteny" Google Translate: the retention of juvenile features in the adult animal.This is a classic example of an evolutionary phenomenon known as neoteny - the retention of larval or juvenile features in mature adults.

  The retention of all those wonderful qualities we associate with youth: curiosity, playfulness, eagerness, fearlessness, warmth, energy

• 1.5 Excercise: Your Life Story and Yourney to Authentic Leadership

• Examine your life story and leadership opportunities, by

  1.Looking at patterns from your early life story, what people, events, and experiences have had the greatest impact on you and your life?
  2.In which experiences did you find the greatest inspiration and passion for your leadership?
  3.Do the failures or dissapointments you experienced earlier in your life constrain you, even today, or have you been able to reframe them as learning experciences?
  4.Do you think you need to make any adjustments to your personal and leadership development as a result? If so, what are they?

• 2 Losing your way

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• 2.1 Why leaders lose their way

• What causes people with excellent potential to lose their way?

  *Narcissism- in their mind they are the organization/institution. What motivates you to lead that organization? If the answers are power, prestige and money you are at risk of being trapped by external gratification as your source of fulfillment.
  There is nothing wrong with these outward symbols if they are balanced by a deeper desire to serve something greater than yourself.
  *Losing Touch with reality
  *Fearing Failure *Craving success 

• 2.2 The loneliness within

• What is a result of loneliness at the top?

  * Not able to share fears, problem and doubts -> denying their fears-> shut down their inner voice

• Quote Steve Jobs

  Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice

• 2.3 Derailing: Losing sigth of your True North

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• Five types who lose sight of their True North ( Their shortcomings link directly to the failure of their True North)

  *Imposters: who lack self-awareness and self-esteem
  *Rationalizers: who deviate from their values
  *Glory Seekers: who are motivated by seeking the world's acclaim
  *Loners: who fail to build personal support structures
  *Sooting Stars: who lack the grounding of an integrated life

• 2.4 Excercise: Why leaders lose their way

• Exercise: Why Leaders lose Their Way

  1. Which is your archetype?
  2. Can you envision a situation in which you could lose your way in the future?
  3.Do you have a fear of failing?How could the experience of failing help to achieve your ultimate goals?
  4. In what way do you crave success?
  5. What steps can you take to prevent being derailed during your career?