Self-Differentiated Leadership and  Organizational Change

 

As a dance director and educator, I have realized that the majority of my students will work hard as long as they know and feel that I care. I know this because sometimes my students would do their work in my class without question, but would push back to their other teachers. They felt like they didn’t care at all about them. When trying to lead in an organization, I believe this is the same effect. People want to know that they work with and for people that care. Being a self-differentiated leader means being the emotional immune system of the organization. When I think about immune systems, I think of my own when I first started teaching. I was so sick all of the time because my immune system was weak. I had to take care of myself and build my immune system. It is the same thing for being the leader in an organization. Leaders build relationships with the people that they work with and create bonds. They also have great communication skills. What I’ve learned in this course is that conversation is a key part of having successful relationships in personal life and in leading. I plan on using the methodologies or crucial conversations and being a differentiated leader to help my Innovation Plan. Please take a look and click on the links below to see how I plan to implement change.