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By Phil Eastman
Leadership may be one of the most widely considered subjects of the past 100 years. And yet, not much consideration has been given to the core of leadership, which is character. It is as though we have kept this important subject a secret. The essence of all leadership is individual character and the behavior that proceeds from it. Although people have a basic understanding they don’t often know the how to improve their character hence improve their behavior. The most important factors in both personal and organizational leadership can’t simply acknowledge the outward behaviors of leadership but the inward condition of the leader. It is important for one to focus on the essential quality of a leader and to find something that can propel your organizational leadership into the direction you can sign your name to. After twenty five years in business and
community leadership, I have developed a pretty
clear sense of the way I think; and I love
models. If you have followed our work over the
past eight years, you know that I start with the
big picture which includes the overarching
concepts of a subject and then drill down on the
details.
We have models for strategic planning, team
work, leadership development, leading change,
and personal leadership. It turns out that my
two favorite models (neither of which were
developed by me) are for personal leadership and
individual change.
Through extensive research and considerable
experience, my friend Ron Jenson developed a
model for personal leadership called the
MAXIMIZERS. The
MAXIMIZERS is an acrostic
that makes up the ten principles of Ron’s
personal leadership model. The letters stand for:
Of course, none of these principles are new or
revolutionary. Most of us intuitively know that
our character, and the behavior that flows from
that character are comprised of elements like
those found in the MAXIMIZERS. The newness of
these principles is not the magic. The magic is
found in the comprehensive way in which Ron has
compiled the principles.
Engaging in a serious review of your personal
leadership using the MAXIMIZERS framework
however calls you to consider changing the level
at which these principles are evident in your life
and to consider to what extent you wish to make
changes.
That brings me to the other model I really like.
It is called ADKAR. ADKAR is a model for
individual change and it too is an acrostic. Its
elements are:
This model was developed by Jeff Hiatt, founder
of Prosci, a change management research
company. Jeff recently published a book called
ADKAR: A Model for Change in
Business, Government and our
Community. Again, the intuitive
simplicity of the model is what makes it great.
These two models can be juxtaposed and applied
to a subject we will be spending a lot time on
this year - personal leadership. We
offer workshops on personal leadership using Ron
Jenson’s methodology and have been using the
ADKAR model to support our change
management practice.
The MAXIMZERS framework is one that
challenges each of us to examine the nature of
our character and how that character informs the
leadership we display both personally and
organizationally. The ADKAR model shows us
the steps to achieving lasting change in our
personal leadership.
Consider engaging these two models as you
develop your leadership this coming year. We
are offering a workshop that encompasses both
models on January 26th. The Achieving
Authentic Success Workshop is a full day,
interactive event that will equip you and your
team members to formulate a plan for personal
leadership development and equip you with the
tools to make that plan a reality.
Phil Eastman is the founder and
president of
Leadership Advisors Group, a Boise- based
consulting firm. Phil combines more than 25
years of leadership experience with his passion
for consulting, coaching, and teaching to develop
leaders, build teams, and improve performance.
It is his desire to enhance leadership
effectiveness for all of his clientele. Phil has
worked closely with both Dr. Ron Jenson and Jeff
Hiatt, which has allowed him to adopt the
models into his own consulting practice.
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Organizations that effectively build a core of
principle-centered leaders consistently
outperform their competitors and often achieve a
breakaway performance with their industry.
The 10 foundational character principles
known as the MAXIMIZERS will have a
profound impact upon your life.
Join us!
As a participant, you will enjoy a full day of engaged discussion about the principles of personal leadership. Additionally, you will leave with a life-time operating system that you can use to guide and refine your personal leadership. $375.00
Friday, January 26, 2007 8 am to 4:30 pm George Fox University - 1810 Eagle Rd., Meridian, ID Contact Lorene: 208.871.5981 Previous participants in the Achieving
Authentic Success workshop have this to
say:
“I’m going to define my values and then
realign even though it will be a challenge. I’m
going to work on realizing my value (self-worth).”
“This helps me focus on things I need to do
but leave because I am too busy.”
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The New Year gives all of us a chance to
evaluate where we are now and where we want
to be by December 31, 2007.
 Phil Eastman & Lorene Rasmussen
Leadership Advisors Group
email:
phil@leadershipadvisors.com
phone:
(208) 344-0471
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