2. Key points of a positive leadership
● Improving people’s existing strengths
● Creating a safe environment for experiments
● Establishing a safe spot for mutual learning and
development
● How people can learn about themselves
3. Strength Based Leadership Development
● Focus on individuals’ positive qualities, existing strengths and
successes to improve what they already do well
○ Do not focus on their liabilities and problems
● Positive development exercises
○ Encourage individuals to work on their positive self-image
○ Foster psychological safety
● Encourage taking risks
○ Reflecting on negative experiences in a positive manner
4. Positive Development Cycles in Leadership Development
● Positive Development Cycle
○ Leader identity encourages others to behave in ways which reinforce an
individual’s leader identity
● Negative Development Cycle
○ Leader identity is not reinforced nor supported by others
● 3 Conditions to form a positive development cycle
○ Reinforcing nature to develop experiences
○ Presence of positive emotions
○ Climate of compassion in the organization
5. Positive Relationships & Connections
● Mutual caring, giving, receiving, and safety
● Mutuality fosters support and motivation for self-growth
● Mutuality reduces identity threats and conflicts
● Positive relationships can allow leaderships develop in the organization
○ Connected to a bigger purpose
○ Growth in leadership capacity
