The document discusses developing controllers into change leaders using an inside-out approach. It proposes moving from a controlling mindset to "surfing" by using external forces to achieve one's intended direction. This involves cultivating creative competencies like empathy, navigation, activation, and exploration using tools like the Leadership Circle Profile for self-assessment. It also stresses the need for a supportive "leadership container" like a coaching program to safely make the shift from controlling to surfing behaviors.

1. Developing Controller as
Change Leader
Inside-out approach
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Wan Siew Onn
Transformative Coach

2. Agenda
● Main challenge of controller
● General framework for upgrade
● Controlling vs surfing
● Creative competencies
● Leadership container

3. Main challenge of
controller
● Need to take charge and
control situations and
people’s actions to
one’s own will
Saboteur test
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4. General framework
for upgrade
● Controlling → Surfing.
For example, to head towards
the intended direction,
rather “crashing” through surging
wave, use lifting power of wave
to “surf” to intended direction
● From inside to
outside
Intended
direction
“surfing”

5. Controlling vs surfing (1)
Positive Intelligence
: 5 Sage Powers

6. Controlling vs surfing (2)
Positive Intelligence : 5 Sage Powers
True innovation is about breaking out of the boxes, the
assumptions, and the habits that hold us back.
Exploring is like a child
walking along a shoreline and
turning over rocks to see
what’s underneath.
Empathizing is about
feeling and showing
appreciation, compassion,
and forgiveness. Empathy
has two targets: yourself and
others.
Navigate is about
choosing between various
paths and alternatives based
on a consistent internal
compass.
Activate power moves you
into pure action, where all
your mental and emotional
energies are laser-focused on
action and not distracted by
the Saboteurs.

7. Creative competencies(1)
Leadership Circle Profile

8. Creative competencies(2)
From controlling to more
creative competencies

9. Creative competencies(3)
From controlling to more
creative competencies
● Achieving

10. Leadership container
● The shift from controlling to “surfing” requires a container to provide
psychological safety and support.
● Co-organizing in AskOne Leadership Development series is an option
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Photo credit : Hamman, Michael. Evolvagility: Growing an Agile Leadership Culture from the Inside Out (p. 90)

11. Workshops
● Positive Intelligence (PQ) 2021 program for mental fitness
● Workshop for Leadership Circle Profile self-assessment for change leaders
● AskOne Leadership Development series