Modern leadership is cluttered with fads and fashions,
tricks and games, all designed to hack the identity and process of leadership.
As much as there is a place for hacks and short
cuts in the world, mastery demands dedication and experience. Quantum leadership strips away
the smoke and mirrors, in favour of mastering identity, collaboration and
timing.
The first principle of Quantum Leadership seeks the
description of the minimum elements needed to collaborate the successful
outcome on a scale relevant to the benefit of others.
What on earth does that mean?
Let's take a step back and consider the definition of
leadership: A leader is someone that guides a team to the successful
achievement of a vision.
We can deduce that
there are four obvious elements in this definition:
1. The leader – This is the person that births the vision
and is responsible for its successful achievement.
2. Guides – The leader has the vision in his or her head. It
is an idea, a desire, a concept that acts as the true north, the final
destination of the team and the end of the process.
3. The team – is a collection of people, selected for their
skills, knowledge and previous experience in achieving something similar to the
leader's vision.
4. The vision – The idea or desired result initiated by the
leader, that offers value, solutions or some contribution towards the greater
good, for the benefit of someone or something other than the leader and his or
her team.
These are the four obvious elements within the definition of
leadership. However, there are a few more elements needed to ensure the
successful collaboration between leader, team and vision.
Without cluttering the leadership process, many elements
could be included in this mix to ensure success. Sticking to the quantum theme,
four elements stand out above the rest, and include: momentum, clarity,
focus and communication.
Quantum leadership seeks the clear description of these eight
core elements, with a few others, in simple detail, to initiate the
vision, establish the leader, forge collaboration with the team, create momentum and successfully
achieve the outcome that benefits others. The scale of the achievement should
be in direct relationship to the need addressed by the vision.
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