Leadership, Mentorship, Mastery and Mystery … and other crackpot ideas Robert Wolven, Symposium,...

Robert Wolven, Symposium, March 21, 2014

Leadership, Mentorship,Mastery and Mystery

… and other crackpot ideas


What makes a leader?

• Creativity, innovation, thoughtfulness, passion, courage: great ideas, deeply felt

• Charisma, persuasiveness, ability to inspire, self-confidence: personality


What makes a leader?

Good genes Good jeans


Everyone above averageCan anyone and everyone be a leader?

• “[He] … flung himself upon his horse and rode madly off in all directions”

• … and some have greatness thrust upon them – the accidental leader


Many ways of leading

Leading by Example Leading Together


Leading astrayGood leadership, Bad leader


I was in the right place …

• … but it must have been the wrong time

• Three maxims for would-be leaders


Maxim No. 1The Precipitate Leader

“If you’re out there all alone, you’re going too

fast”


Maxim No. 2The Contented Leader

“Once everyone agrees with you,

it’s time to prove them wrong”


Maxim No. 3The Perpetual Leader

“If you’re always in the lead, you need better

followers.”


Mentorship

Making the Most Of Leadership Potential


Leader and Mentor


What makes a mentor?

• Patience• Clarity• Psychological insight• Encouragement• Criticism• Desire to advance others


Mentor, manipulator


The One Thing Every Leader Needs

• Followership– But not followorship

• Opportunities for:– Close-up observation; mentoring; leading further

• Follower-Leaders:– Plato– Isaac Newton


Where’s the Mastery & Mystery?

• If you’re going to follow someone into the wilderness, you want to be sure he knows how to make a fire.


The Whole Package

• Vision (follow me to a better place)• Mastery (trust me because …)• Mystery (explore unknown territory)• Mentoring (I’ll teach you)• Leading beyond (I’ll step aside)

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