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Inclusive Leadership Style and
Approach1 |
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Vision: the
inspirational and
visionary qualities of transformational leadership
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Learning: the willingness
to
learn, and to facilitate the learning of others, of the learning
leader
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Stewardship: acting as a custodian
of the organization's reputation, resources and future
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Service: the perception of
leadership as service – to the community at large as well as to the
organization
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Sharing: the willingness to share
the leadership role with others
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'One plus Five' Task of Inclusive
Leadership3 |
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Five: refers to the five key
relationships - with:
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employees
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customers
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investors
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suppliers
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community
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One: refers to the central role of
leadership in
providing a vision and the style of leadership which
empowers
people and the various stakeholder groups and enables them
to focus on how to achieve, and share in,
sustainable development.
6Ws of Corporate Growth |
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Inclusive Leadership
Defined
As an inclusive leader, you must adopt – and live
– a set of
values, which places human relationships centre stage and which defines the
purpose of your enterprise in other than purely financial or commercial
terms. "Such set of values will include respect for the individual, the
elevation of service above self-interest, restraint in the use of power, and
not, least, a concern for
sustainable development... This leadership will need to be found not
only in the organization's management but also among employees, customers,
investors, suppliers and the community."1
Smart Executive
The Tao of Inclusive
Leadership
"The great Way is easy, yet people prefer the
side paths. Be aware when things are out of
balance.
Stay centered within the Tao..."
~ Lao Tzu
"The
wise leaders realize that a company exists
in a complex educational, social, economic, and governmental
ecosystem, thus it is responsible
not only to stockholders but also to employees, customers, vendors and the
community at large. As old-fashioned and self-evident as this may
seem, few of today's senior business leaders now practice
this kind
of balance. Too many of them prefer the side paths of short-term profits
and short-term increases in what has been narrowly defined as "stockholder
value." This created a crisis of trust,"
says James Autry.4
Systems Approach
Inclusive leaders perceive the organization as a
complex
system of mutually interdependent relationships, understand the links
between the organization and the wider socio-economic environment and see
organizational change
Balanced Business System
in the
context of social and technological change. "It is this
deep understanding
of the nature of the interdependence that exists between the organization
and its dynamic environment that provides the basis for the ability of
leaders to contribute to the development of an inspiring yet achievable
vision of the organization's
future."1 Such vision should meet the needs of of the key
stakeholders and at the same time provide the basis for an
enterprise strategy to develop and
sustain a
competitive advantage.
Smart Business
Architect
Case in Point
Ford Motor
Company
According to Bill Ford, Chairman and CEO of
Ford
Motor Company, the distinction between a good company and a great one is
that a good company delivers excellent products and services, while a great
company delivers excellent products and services and strives to improve the
world.
Overall, Ford believes that the company needs leaders who can make
informed business decisions and who can help the company better meet
customer needs, increase shareholder value, and honor responsibilities to
society.
Ford Motor Company is very serious about training new leaders
who will help the company to prepare for a new business era and reach its
goal of making a difference in the world. Ford provides training for its
leaders in the Ford Leadership Center, where the focus in on building
leaders, both men and women, who know how to get things done through the
talents of their people...
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