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1. Policy into Practice:
EURAXESS Researcher Career Skills for Career Development
PIPERS
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework
Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant
agreement No 643330
Helping researchers to pursue their professional ambitions:
A workshop for staff assisting researchers’ development
21 – 22 June 2016
WARSAW, POLAND
Leading an
International Team

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Reflect upon what great leadership entails
- Differentiate between leadership and management
- Learn how leadership skills are developed.
- Reflect on the current stage of your own personal
journey by conducting a personal assessment
- Reflect on the level out of which your team
operates and learn how to contribute to its evolution
- Reflect on what makes diverse (multinational)
teams successful.

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for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330
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INDIVIDUAL EXERCISE
Please take a few minutes to reflect and write
down examples of good manifestations of
team leadership in your daily life that you
would like to see more of.
What exactly do you like about them?

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INDIVIDUAL EXERCISE
Please take a few minutes to reflect and write
down examples of bad manifestations of
team leadership in your daily life that you
would like to see less of.
What exactly don’t you like about them?

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GROUP EXERCISE
• Please have a short discussion in your group
and develop your definition of what great
leadership is.
• Please also discuss in your group specific
people that are examples of that.
• Prepare to share your definitions and
examples with the rest.

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SIMPLEST DEFINITION
Leaders are people having
(volunteer) followers.

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WHY WOULD ANYONE FOLLOW
SOMEBODY ELSE?
People would follow a leader if they believed
that he/she leads them towards better future
than the one they could achieve on their
own.
Any person that does exactly that has the
chance of becoming a leader.

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MANAGEMENT VS. LEADERSHIP
Why and when did we start differentiating
between leaders and managers?
What changed?

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21ST CENTURY (VUCA world):
Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity
• ASSUMPTIONS & WAY OF THINKING LAG BEHIND
• SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY & SUSTAINABILITY:
new stakeholders requirements and call for humanity
• EMPLOYER- EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP CHANGE:
job mobility, flexibility, continuous development and
better work-life balance, more competent workforce,
anti-oligarchic mindset, desire for transparency,
collaboration, inclusion, fairness.

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command
• Provides Answers
management
• Organizes Complex
Processes on behalf of
the shareholder
leadership
• Asks the Right
Questions.
• Leads through
Change, Chaos &
Complexity
• The Ultimate Level
of Development of
our Consciousness
• Serves humanity
| Situational
Coercion | Physical
(physical)
Calculative | Rational
(mental)
Normative | Emotional
(emotional, spiritual, systems)
Increasing requirements for collaboration
Increasinguncertainty
| PersonalHistoric

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GROUP EXERCISE
1. Are leaders born or
made?
2. Can anybody
become a leader
and if yes, how?

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10% EDUCATION
20%
DEVELOPMENTAL
RELATIONSHIPS
HOW DO LEADERS LEARN?
• Feedback,
criticism, advices,
opinions,
• mentors, coaches
• Role models
• Crucibles –deeply intensive tryouts
• Challenging tasks
• Personal challenges
70% CHALLENGING
EXPERIENCES
• Crucial for new knowledge, understanding concepts

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Acquiring Knowledge
through courses, training
and intelligence efforts
Experience /Learning by Doing.
Competences that can be gained
only by doing things, not by
studying or talking with somebody
about them.
Awareness, Values & Purpose
Aware of Self, Others & Systems
Authentic and Values-driven
Living and Being our Purpose
TAKE CONTROL OF OWN DEVELOPMENT

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my own journey to
LEADERSHIP

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PERSONAL VALUES ASSESSMENT
Please select 10 of the following values that
most reflect who you are today and what you
believe in, not who you desire to become.

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Find the ten words you
selected and mark on
which level of the pyramid
they are.
PERSONAL VALUES ASSESSMENT

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PERSONAL VALUES ASSESSMENT
7 ethics, ease with uncertainty, forgiveness, vision, compassion,
future generations, wisdom, humility
6 well-being (physical/ emotional/ mental/ spiritual), making a
difference, leadership, personal fulfillment, coaching/mentoring,
community involvement, environmental awareness, dialogue
5 humor/fun, fairness, generosity, commitment, integrity,
enthusiasm/positive attitude, patience, clarity, creativity, openness,
trust
4 courage, entrepreneurial, initiative, independence, risk-taking,
perseverance, accountability, adaptability, balance (home/work),
continuous learning, personal growth, teamwork
3 personal image (L), ambition, being the best, power (L),
reliability, reward (L), professional growth, achievement,
competence, efficiency, excellence
2 being liked (L), family, friendship, conflict resolution, listening,
caring, recognition, respect
1 health, wealth, job security, self-discipline, financial stability,
caution (L), control (L), safety

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Values are a shorthand method
of describing what is important
for each of us individually or
collectively at any given
moment in time. They are the
energetic drivers of our
aspirations and intentions.
Richard Barrett
WHAT ARE VALUES?

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SERVING (Serving to Humanity & the Planet)
MAKING A DIFFERENCE (Collaborating w. Others)
INTERNAL COHESION (Finding Personal Meaning)
TRANSFORMATION (Personal Growth)
SELF-ESTEEM (Self-worth)
RELATIONSHIPS (Belonging)
SURVIVAL (Financial Security & Safety)
STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT

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WHERE DO VALUES COME FROM?
Our values are a reflection of our needs:
• The needs of the stage of
psychological development we are
currently operating from.
(primary motivations)
• The needs of the stage of
psychological development we have
passed through where we still did not
meet our needs .
(secondary motivations)

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POSITIVE OR POTENTIALLY LIMITING
POSITIVE
Trust, Collaboration, Creativity, Passion,
Honesty, Integrity
POTENTIALLY LIMITING
Power, Blame, Greed, Bureaucracy,
Status-seeking, Being Liked, Caution,
Control

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SPIRITUAL
MENTAL
EMOTIONAL
PHYSICAL
WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO
Common good
(Soul-Emergence)
Transformation
(Ego- Soul Alignment)
Self Interest
(Ego Development)

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GROUP EXERCISE
• Please stand and join the group (level 1
through 7) that most represents where you
are in your life today as a person.
• Please discuss with others standing there
why you are standing at that level. What is
going on right now in your life?

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PERSONAL LEVELS
Foundations for Survival: health, wealth, job security, self-discipline, financial
stability, safety, caution, control
Relationships & Connectivity: family, friendship, conflict resolution, listening,
caring, recognition, respect, being liked
Self Esteem & Performance: ambition, being the best, reliability, professional
growth, achievement, competence, efficiency, excellence, personal image, power,
reward
Learning & Continuous Improvement: courage, entrepreneurial, initiative,
independence, risk-taking, perseverance, accountability, adaptability, balance
(home/work), continuous learning, personal growth, teamwork
Alignment, Authenticity: humor/fun, fairness, generosity, commitment, integrity,
enthusiasm/positive attitude, patience, clarity, creativity, openness, trust
Making a Difference / Collaboration & Partnerships: well-being (physical/
emotional/ mental/ spiritual), making a difference, leadership, personal fulfillment,
coaching/mentoring, community involvement, environmental awareness, dialogue
Service / Selfless Service: ethics, ease with uncertainty, forgiveness, vision,
compassion, future generations, wisdom, humility

25. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme
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INDIVIDUAL EXERCISE
Please reflect and write down:
1. How do you feel at your current stage of
development?
2. Is there something that hinders your
development?
3. How could you nurture and encourage your
own development?

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Leading a Team

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SERVING
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
INTERNAL COHESION
TRANSFORMATION
SELF-ESTEEM
RELATIONSHIPS
SURVIVAL
WHERE AM I AS A TEAM LEADER?
WISDOM/ VISIONARY
(spiritual leadership)
PARTNER/ MENTOR
(values-based leadership)
INTEGRATOR/ INSPIRER
(authentic leadership)
FACILITATOR/ INFLUENCER
MANAGER/ ORGANIZER
RELATIONSHIP MANAGER
CRISIS MANAGER

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What we call "soul" can be
viewed as the surplus energy
(beyond satisfying our own
needs) invested into others,
into change and transformation.
As such, it is the cutting edge
of evolution.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
ENERGY INVESTED INTO OTHERS

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FULL-SPECTRUM TEAMS
Most successful teams have
low cultural entropy and a balanced
distribution of values across the Seven
Levels.
Cultural entropy is the amount of
energy consumed in doing
unproductive or unnecessary work.
Cultural entropy is the degree of
dysfunction (friction and frustration) in
any human group structure result of
self-serving, fear-based actions.

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Financial Stability: Shareholder value, organizational growth,
employee health, safety. Control, corruption, greed
Employee Recognition: Loyalty, open communication, customer satisfaction,
friendship, employee recognition, fairness. Manipulation, blame, internal
competition
High Performance: Systems, processes, quality, best practices,
pride in performance. Bureaucracy, complacency
Continuous Renewal and Learning: Accountability, adaptability,
empowerment, teamwork, goals orientation, personal growth
Building Internal Community: Shared values, vision, commitment, integrity,
trust, passion, creativity, openness, transparency
Strategic Alliances and Partnerships: Environmental awareness, community
involvement, employee fulfilment, coaching/mentoring
Service To Humanity and the Planet: Social responsibility, future generations,
long-term perspective, ethics, compassion, humility, sustainability
TEAM LEVELS

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GROUP EXERCISE
• Please stand and join the group (level 1
through 7) that most represents where your
team is today.
• Talk about how that level reflects the current
reality for your team. Tell each other some
stories about it.
• Discuss where would you rather want your
team to be and how you could contribute to
getting there.

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Leading a Diverse
(Multicultural) Team

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HOW
DO
PEOPLE
DIFFER
?
PERSONALITIES
GENDERS
GENERATIONS
CULTURE,
ETHNICITY
BACKGROUNDS
& UPBRINGING
INTELLIGENCIES

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DIVERSITY– GIVING OR TAKING AWAY?
Share in your group manifestations of diversity in
your work/ team that have led to:
a. division and distrust or
b. innovation, wisdom, sustainability
Share your conclusions.

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Source: A new paradigm for sustainable success
“above the line”
curious, learning (with an open mind)
compassionate, collaborative (with an open heart)
courageous, exploring (with an open will)
“below the line”
voice of judgement (shutting down the open mind)
voice of cynicism (shutting down the open heart)
voice of fear (shutting down the open will)
LOCATION. LOCATION. LOCATION.

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Source: A new paradigm for sustainable success
“above the line”
we create highly engaged learning systems
open to collaboration & opportunities
“below the line”
we create teams that act defensive and function out of
victimhood, blame and self-doubt and denial
LOCATION. LOCATION.LOCATION.

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LEADING TEAMS
Source: A new paradigm for sustainable success
We don’t act on purpose from
below the line. We go there
when our sense of wellbeing is
threatened.
Our most important task is to
self-reflect when we or others
are acting from below the line
and move above the line.

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LEADING A DIVERSE TEAM
To succeed as teams, we need
• a common purpose & universal values,
something bigger than ourselves,
which would unite us and act as a
source of continuity and coherence, of
renewal and sustainability.
• This is the only way to unite highly
diverse people while still permitting
them to bring their whole selves to
work.

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LEADING A DIVERSE TEAM
Only when everybody on the team is
functioning above the line, we could
create and receive the beauty of
different ideas, openness, inclusion,
co-creation that diversity naturally
brings, and we reach that stage when
diversity is not a source of division
and distrust, but of strength and
inspiration.

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LEADING A DIVERSE TEAM
Challenges with diversity are
largely due to insufficient
attention given to our own
and each others values.
Only through truly learning
why we do what we do, we
will all make the most of our
soul's potential and flourish
individually and collectively.

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THE ULTIMATE CHECKLIST
• Do you awaken new opportunities?
• Are the eyes of people around you shining?
• Do they learn, grow, contribute?
• Do they live better?

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INDIVIDUAL EXERCISE
What are my key learnings from today?
What could I / we do differently in the future?

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THANK YOU!
NATALIA BLAGOEVA
natalia@eudaimonia.solutions