Kevin Cashman's book Leadership from the Inside Out is an excellent book that belongs on every leaders nightstand.

1. LEADERSHIP
from the inside out
MW
based on Kevin Cashman’s Classic “Leadership from The

2. Leadership Development is a Journey
personal development
=
leadership development
=
personal development

3. But we often
split the act of
leadership from
the person

4. We tend to see it as an
external event...
but, leadership is not simply something we do

5. Leadership comes from
deeper reality within us
it comes from our values, principles, life experiences,
and essence

6. Leadership is a
process, an intimate
expression of who
we are

7. It’s our
whole
person in
action

8. We lead by
virtue of who
we are

9. You may not
be the CEO,
but you are
CEO of your
own life

10. the only difference is the domain of influence...
the process is the same

11. Companies will have
you think differently
they create perfection myths about
what they expect from leaders

12. We all aspire to all those
competencies...and
it’s entirely
unrealistic to
find all of them
embodied in a
real person

13. When competency models
are perfectionist, mythical,
and unconnected to the
business needs....
they are counterproductive

14. So, what is fundamental
to the most effective,
results-producing
leaders?

15. Authenticity

16. Influence

17. Value Creation

18. This combines to create an essential definition of leadership:
Leadership is
authentic
influence
that creates value

19. Anyone who is authentically influencing to
create value is leading. Some may influence
and create value through ideas, others
through systems, yet others through people
but the essence is the same

20. So, we must answer these questions as leaders and people:
How can we enhance our authenticity?
How can we extend the Influence we have?
How can we create more Value ?

21. to be continued...
MW
by Michael Wix