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Team LeadershipWhat the Medici, Homer, and Michael Scott Can Teach Us
Brian Flanagan | Hauenstein Center | February 2, 2010
Review: Self-leadership
“The ancients who wished to illustrate illustrious virtue throughout the kingdom, first ordered well their own states. Wishing to order well their states, they first regulated their families. Wishing to regulate their families, they first cultivated their persons. Wishing to cultivate their persons, they first rectified their hearts. Wishing to rectify their hearts, they first sought to be sincere in their thoughts. Wishing to be sincere in their thoughts, they first extended to the utmost their knowledge.”
Lesson: Before we can hope to lead another person, we must first learn to lead ourselves.
Three premises
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to leadership.
Three premises
Washington: Stately, disciplined leader who inspired unity.
Adams: Volatile, combative leader who stood on principle.
Franklin: Brilliant, diplomatic leader who won through common sense insights.
Three premises
Jefferson: Philosophical, calculating leader who did best with the written word.
Madison: Studious, meticulous leader who could frame a debate.
Hamilton: Genius, visionary leader who didn’t fair well in duals.
Three premises
There is no all-terrain approach to leadership.
Three premises
Thomas Jefferson
Levels: Local, state and national offices
Roles: Executive, legislative, and diplomatic responsibilities
Contexts: Colonial, revolutionary, and early republican contexts
Three premises
Leadership can be learned, but it cannot be perfectly taught.
Three premises
Team leadership concepts
Medici effect Tribal storytelling Emotional intelligence
Medici effect
Medici effect
Creativity & innovation
Directional vs. Intersectional ideas
Intersection of cultures & disciplines can … Reduce barriers to
creativity. Combine concepts in
original ways. Ignite an explosion of
ideas.
Medici effect
Great products, according to Mr. Jobs, are triumphs of “taste.” And taste, he explains, is a byproduct of study, observation, and being steeped in the culture of the past and present, of “trying to expose yourself to the best things humans have done and then bring those things into what you are doing.”
~NYT, 1/31/10
Medici effect
Lesson: Diversity – differences in culture and discipline – is essential to building teams capable of creativity and innovation.
Tribal storytelling
Tribal storytelling
Culture & values
Transmitting and renewing a team’s DNA
Tribal storytelling
Peter Cook’s story
Tribal storytelling
Lesson: Tribal stories are one of the most effective ways to transmit and renew a team’s culture and values.
Emotional intelligence
Emotional intelligence
Resonance
Limbic system = open loop
Implications Prefrontal cortex does
battle with limbic system
Limbic systems collide
Emotional intelligence
Mastering the battle Self-awareness, self-
regulation, motivation
Managing collisions Empathy, social skill Inspiring the best in
teams: enthusiasm, optimism, happiness, productivity
Emotional intelligence
Michael Scott on emotional intelligence
Team leadership
Lesson 1: Diversity – differences in culture and discipline – is essential to building teams capable of creativity and innovation.
Lesson 2: Tribal stories are one of the most effective ways to transmit and renew a team’s culture and values.
Lesson 3: Emotional intelligent leaders – those who master themselves and manage relationships – are the glue that holds people together.
Team leadership
Questions? Your examples?
Medici effect Tribal storytelling Emotional intelligence