Session 3: Finding Your True North- Bill George

Session 3: Finding Your True North- Bill George

• The Spirituality of Authentic Leaders
  
  

• Only 10-20% trust our political and business leaders, 48% of pastors/clergy
• Our talents and what we're capable of is our greatest fear- we tend to shrink back
• We have a pattern of choosing leaders that have charisma and style, not integrity- it's no wonder we're disappointed in our leaders...
• Leadership is not money, fame, power- it's responsibility (Peter Drucker)
• We have knowledge workers- people smarter than the leaders of the company- give them the opportunity to lead-
• Help people find meaning and significance in their work- Be creative about how to remind our team of this- (Customer testimonials, how are we adding value?, making people feel value? etc... what does that look like in your organization?)
• Align people around mission/values of the organization- the hardest to do in a organization.
• Empower- Leaders empower people, helping others step up to their role and mission
• Serve- Leaders serve.
• Collaboration: 21st century leaders will be able to bring together organizations to solve some of the world's toughest problems...
• Our life stories can shape us to be empowered to carry the mission/purpose in our lives- don't let it get wasted...
• The goals we have can be misguided and actually change us into a person we don't want to be and off-mission of who God intends us to be-
• "Follow your Compass not your Clock"- We can try to push our time lines and can become frustrated-
• Self awareness: Get feedback from people close to you, sometimes will be hard but valuable...
• Get in the front lines- do something, get your hands on the task/organization at hand...
• Values: Uh...got to have them- he's flying through this talk...
• Follow our motivated capabilities (stengths)-
• Build a good team around me- starts with one person you can be totally open/honest with- people we can do life with and be intimate
• Lead an integrated life- You'll never be balanced but you can be the same person in all environments you're in- don't put on a mask- be authentic-
• When you're 90- will you be able to answer the question, "What did I do to make a difference in this world?"
• Most leaders that fail did not fail their people, they failed themselves, lost their "way" and priorities... trying to be different than who they really are...

Thoughts:

• It's easy to get knocked off course by the world's standards of success- keep the course and be consistant with