Self Leadership is the first step towards becoming an inspired leader.

1. A journey to my inner self
Anurag Kanoongo
Date: 02-04-2012

2. When I joined SOIL I knew myself as an
individual who is ...
Jack of all trades and master of none,
a person who thinks differently ,
good with his interpersonal skills
passionate to learn
In this journey of last 11 months, I have realized
that I am also an individual who has/can...
an ability to think from a whole systems
perspective
can connect dots and view problem from different
perspectives
has high resilience and idea orientation

3. Purpose of my life?
I have a direction, but I am yet to
discover the destination

4. • Apply concepts in my day to day
working
• Build good reading habit
• To enhance Assertiveness and
Urgency to act
• Apply concepts in my day to day
working
• Build good reading habit
• To enhance Assertiveness and
Urgency to act

5. • What enabled me to develop?
o Appreciative Inquiry
o Positive environment
o Exposure
• What came in my way?
o Mental Models
• How did I overcome?
o Internal Help – Resilience
o External Help – Self Leadership classes, Whole Systems
Thinking classes etc.

6. Immunity X-Ray
What did I Hidden
Commitment
learned? Doing/not Big
(improvement competing
doing instead assumptions
goal) Commitments
A framework
How did I Identified
Applied this I know what I hidden Work in
used these framework am not doing competing Progress
lessons? commitments

7. How do I make progress towards
my Purpose?
Moving in the right direction and
bridging the gap...

8. Key Insights from Self Leadership?
• I have to work towards minimizing the fourth
quadrant in Johari Window. 
• An individual has two self's – an inner self and an
outer self.
o I would spend some time every day with my inner self to
reflect upon my learning's and doings
• For connecting with inner self, it is also important
have a healthy being
o I would spend sometime every day practicing Yoga and
Meditation

9. • How teams work?
– Proper delegation of work
– Clear communication
– Contingency Planning
• What enables high performance?
– Individual commitment
– Motivation; Appreciative Inquiry
• What comes in the way?
– Free riders
– Lack of commitment by individual members
• Corrective actions?
– Situational leadership
– Standardization of processes

10. THANK YOU
Lead