Redefining Leadership

Leadership, based on the dictionary definition, means:

The action of leading a group of people or an organization.

The state or position of being a leader.

Some of the synonyms include: directorship, guidance, control, rule, command, power, domination etc…

These have been the building blocks of how we engage with each other within various forms of organized structures from the time we enter our families, to sports teams, schools, and all manner of organizations. If there are people gathered there seems to be a need for leadership. No good bad/right or wrong, just a fact of our current system.

A new perspective…

LeaderSELF: my definition

to lead from an internally driven referenced space

to be an invitation for others to discover the leader that lives within them.

LeaderSELF is an internally directed way of leading.

Captain of your own ship…

People have often heard me say “I think of leadership in terms of being on a ship…there is always only one captain.” It doesn’t matter whether we’re talking about friendship, partnership, or leadership. Think about it…with any of those terms is there ever a time when the whole is equal? Where everyone stands on the same line? I’m not saying don’t use the words. I’m saying I think we need to re-evaluate how we feel about them.

Words create our reality, and the vibrations words hold inside of us determine the reality we experience. LEADERSHIP comes with so many tethers depending on what our beliefs, values and attitudes about the words that end in ‘ship’ mean. There’s a leadership team…really isn’t there always someone at the helm? Do all voices really carry the same weight? How many boardroom tables are round?

I want to invite you to consider, what does it mean to be the captain of your own ship? What if you took care of yourself first and then others? This goes against the grain of mostly everything we’ve been taught. And, think about it, when we’re on a plane and they’re giving instructions, they say “put the mask on yourself first before helping another.” In order to serve another we must make sure we are healthy. As a society, are we ready to unburden ourselves from having to carry all the weight?

New questions to ask…

Before considering leading others consider the questions:

How do I lead myself?

What are the beliefs, values and attitudes I have toward being a leader?

Who do I have the potential to become if I choose to explore leading from a different perspective?

What if, as a leader, you became the beacon for others to awaken the leader that lives within them?

This might seem counter intuitive from everything the current language around leadership entails. We become supervisors, managers, directors etc…all terminology that leaves no room for being self led. Because we are all unique, there is room for us to redefine what leader means for each of us. It’s time to discover the leader that lives within emerge…to become LeaderSELF

Until the next time,

Lisa

BE the invitation for others to lead themselves.

It’s time for us to lead from a different place. What worked before, may no longer be as effective in the world the way it is now. The old definitions and ways we engaged leadership, no longer serve us. It’s time to create a new way of BEING a Leader and empower others to lead themselves.

Utilizing a proven process for creating massive shifts, this process goes beyond the surface. You will be guided to dive into the depths of deeply held beliefs, values and attitudes you hold, forged through a process, that shaped how we see, believe, and behave as leaders.

As part of the LeaderSELF Empowerment Process™ you will explore how you live and interact with yourself and others everyday, whether in the office or from your home, resulting in creating flow into the vast open space of your LIFE.

In this experience you will come to:

Know the brilliance of strategies you have created around the notion of leader
Recognize the strategies as they play out day to day
Discover another way of engaging with yourself and others
Become the invitation for others to discover something different
Shape your world beyond your expectations

What’s Involved:

Duration 5 months
Two group gather twice (2x) as a group for 2 hours
Two (2) individual coaching sessions

The Extra’s

A closed group space for us to stay connected throughout the process
Lifetime access to videos designed to help you integrate all that you learn
Curated list of resources in the form of book, podcasts to enhance the depth of your learning journey
Access to the You Are Ready…To series of conversations for a year
And so much more!

Limited to 12 participants

Applying does NOT require payment.
Because The LeaderSELF Empowerment Process™ are intimate gatherings, and intensely personal, we ask for applications, not registrations. Your application simply means you’re curious about this approach. That’s wonderful! Consideration leads to conversation, which leads to free and informed choices. From the get go we ensure this is the perfect fit for you!

What past participants are saying…

The LeaderSELF Empowerment Process™ process created an opportunity for me to seriously consider leadership attributes that sat comfortably with me. The big change for me is that I no longer need to routinely dissect external events or understand behaviours. Instead, I focus on honouring my LeaderSELF…and the more I do it, the easier and more joyful it becomes.

A. Morrison
Ottawa, ON

I would recommend the LeaderSELF Coaching Circle™ to anyone who is interested in exploring what it’s like to recognize and then access their authentic voice.

Christopher McBean
Ottawa, ON

Through our group discussions, monthly follow up meetings and individual coaching sessions, my transformation has grown exponentially. The most powerful result of being part of the LeaderSELF Coaching Circle™ has been that who I know mySelf to be has expanded and evolved to encompass the intensity and immensity of my spirit.