GROW YOUR PERSONAL LEADERSHIP WITH YOUR HYBRID TRAITS

Davide ‘Folletto’ Casali

AN INTRODUCTION

UX Redirector Advisor

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PART I

WHY HYBRID TRAITS

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”Carnegie Institute of Technology

85% of your financial success is due to your personality and ability to

communicate, negotiate and lead. Shockingly,

only 15% is due to technical knowledge.

Forbes (2012) Intelligence Is Overrated: What You Really Need To Succeed Apparently from an old study.

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”Derek Thompson

Smart people don't automatically make

smart groups.

D. Thompson (2015) The Secret to Smart Groups: It's Women Commenting on Woolley, Chabris, Pentland, Hashmi, Malone (2010) Evidence for a Collective Intelligence Factor in the Performance of Human Groups

THE GROUP COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE

Average social sensitivity.

Equality in conversational turn-taking.

Proportion of women.

Woolley, Chabris, Pentland, Hashmi, Malone (2010) Evidence for a Collective Intelligence Factor in the Performance of Human Groups

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”Matthew Stewart

Like an elaborate tattoo on an aboriginal warrior, an M.B.A. is a way of signaling

just how deeply and irrevocably committed you are to a career in management.

Stewart (2006) The Management Myth

A GOOD LEADER

Decisiveness

Competence

Integrity

Vision

Hogan, Kaiser (2005) What we know about leadership

A GREAT LEADER

Modesty

Persistency

Decisiveness

Competence

Integrity

Vision

Collins (2001) Good to Great

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Dr. Jeremy Dean

These may all sound like pretty straightforward characteristics, but apparently few have what it takes.

PART II

THE HYBRID TRAITS MODEL

8 TRAITS

Professional Side

Personal Side

Personal Side

Professional Side

Skilled

Responsible

Proactive

Learner

COMPETENCY

OWNERSHIP

TAKE INITIATIVE

FIND & DISCOVER

SSkilledCOMPETENCY

The expertise and subject matter knowledge we have to do our profession.

“UX Designer” “PHP Developer” “Copywriter”

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”Tim Brown, IDEO

’T-shaped’ people: deep analytical skills but also broad empathy toward those

other skills and disciplines encountered in business.

The ability of being trustworthy and taking ownership of activities.

RResponsibleOWNERSHIP

“I can give this task to her, close my eyes and I’m sure it will be done”

The ability to find the next important thing to work on, without anyone telling you.

PProactiveTAKE INITIATIVE

“Here’s what I’m going to do next…”

Grow, keep up to date, add new knowledge from other disciplines.

LLearnerFIND & DISCOVER

“Today I learned…”

Personal Side

Empathetic

Compassionate

Individuated

Adaptive

CONNECT

BE GENTLE

KNOW YOUR TRUTH

BE MINDFUL

The ability to connect with others and feel what they are feeling.

EEmpatheticCONNECT

“I understand how do you feel”

“”

Tania Singer

Empathy is a precursor to compassion,but too much of it can lead

to antisocial behaviour.

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-07/12/tania-singer-compassion-burnout

The ability to be gentle and understanding toward others.

CCompassionateBE GENTLE

“Ok let’s have a break and relax for a bit”

The understanding of your passion and the ability to use it.

IIndividuatedKNOW YOUR TRUTH

“This is what I like doing, how can I help?”

The ability to move in a constantly changing world.

AAdaptiveBE MINDFUL

“Don’t worry, let’s see where we are and let’s review the strategy”

“”Bruce Lee

Be water my friend.

PART III

THE CANVAS

Professional Side Personal Side

LearnerFIND & DISCOVER

ResponsibleOWNERSHIP

SkilledCOMPETENCY

CompassionateBE GENTLE

EmpatheticCONNECT

ProactiveTAKE INITIATIVE

VERSION 0.9HYBRID TRAITS CANVAS

IndividuatedKNOW YOUR TRUTH

AdaptiveBE MINDFUL

The Hybrid Traits Canvas

Download from: http://j.mp/hybrid09

Professional Side Personal Side

LearnerFIND & DISCOVER

ResponsibleOWNERSHIP

SkilledCOMPETENCY

CompassionateBE GENTLE

EmpatheticCONNECT

ProactiveTAKE INITIATIVE

VERSION 0.9HYBRID TRAITS CANVAS

IndividuatedKNOW YOUR TRUTH

AdaptiveBE MINDFUL

▪ Assess each trait with a 1-5 score ▪ Write why you assigned that score ▪ Mark “Know” the one you are good at ▪ Mark “Support”the one you can help others with ▪ Mark “Learn” the one you want to improve

Professional Growth

Team Growth

Company Hiring

HYBRID TRAITS WHEN TO USE THEM

https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability

The Power of VulnerabilityJun 2010

Thanks.

@Folletto