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The 9 Virtues of Exceptional Leaders (Haden & Jacobs)
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14. The Virtuous Leader
Leaders are made, not born - we are all leaders - consciously or unconsciously - all the time - of our own lives and to those whose lives we influenceLeaders are lifelong learners - and learning will happen - even when unintended - it is often involuntary - experiences happen to us - we need to…
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13. Justice
"controversial or politically fraught" -I wonder how to determine justice - and when and by whom? Is it timeless and independent of winner or loser? I choose to believe it is stronger than compromise - it is an outcome that is not determined by power or majority - it is determined by something more…
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12. Wisdom
Theoretical wisdom and practical wisdom....Knowledge - by itself is not wisdom - "yet wisdom cannot exist without knowledge"acknowledge your ignorancehuman natureexperiencecommon senseself-knowledge - reflection and introspectionCommon Sense, Conventional Wisdom, and Collective…
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11. Balance
"Balance is a pursuit - not a destination."Being fully aware in the present. Aware of what? For me - I discovered "balance" when I became aware of the "puzzle analogy" for life - and then amended the analogy to eliminate the picture and the edge pieces.Organization - "a time and a place for…
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10. Charity
Charity - the conscious actions that apply our capabilities to address the needs of others without expecting anything in return?Love of Self - Accurate understanding and passionate application on one's abilities because of the value that it creates for self, others and the organization?Love of Work…
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9. Hope
Might hope be characterized as:passionaccountabilityesprit de corpsexcitement about the futurepersonal and professional meaningFaith - the "evidence" of things we have not seenthe people we work withthe organization we serveourselvessomething beyond yourselfVision - where we are going to be (versus…
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8. Perseverance
"...the highest manifestation of perseverance is in pursuit of the common good; and wisdom, because we have to understand which is the correct side of any issue."Does every issue have a correct side?Is correctness easily disguised due to context?Is correctness constant or variable?Determination -…
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7. Courage
Courage - "As Nelson Mandel put it, 'Courage is not the absence of fear but the triumph over it.'"personalphysicalpoltiticalsocietalThree-level hierarchySelfOthersPrincipleCourage to do what is right - Is it necessary to be accurate so to be "right."Courage to take risks - "playing it safe is…
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6. Honesty
Truthfulness - is this the outcome or the process?"Ultimately, the most important person to whom you must tell the truth is yourself. Self-delusion and self-deception are..."Transparency -While this is something I believe in - I wonder if the risk is that of being taken advantage by others who…
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5. Humility
ListeningBeing TeachableEmpathySelflessnessPutting others firstServiceActually, It Is NOT About YouPracticeHow do we manage lack of humility - with humility - when dealing with:Ourselves?Those whom we manage?Those who manage us?Our peers?Those who we serve?Those who serve us?Is disengagement an…
This book was a gift to me from Karl Haden. Each of us has an opportunity and perhaps a responsibility to be a leader. I will read and comment in this blog - so that I learn more effectively how to be a leader - and perhaps to inspire others to lead.