Beyond the Rockstar Paradigm: Practical Tools for Visionary, Collaborative Leadership Although western culture has canonized the hero archetype of the individual leader, many who study leadership recognize that successful organizations, networks, and movements are characterized by a distributive, collective, complementary form of leadership. How do we practice a leadership that moves us beyond the Rockstar Paradigm? EPIP webinar with Pia Infante of Rockwood Leadership Institute about practical tools for everyday leadership.

1. Beyond the Rockstar Paradigm:
Practical Tools for Visionary,
Collaborative Leadership
Webinar
October 30, 2013
EPIP Hosts: Michael Barham & Emily Kessler

2. EPIP
• Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP) is a
national network of foundation professionals and social
entrepreneurs who strive for excellence in the practice of
philanthropy
• Our mission is to develop emerging leaders committed to
building a just, equitable, and sustainable society.

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4. Housekeeping
• You’ll all be on mute
• Calling in on the phone? Mute your computer, please.
• Time for questions and conversation
• Raise your hand
• Use the chat box if you have a question or problems arise
• We’ll be recording this webinar

5. Today’s Speaker
Pia Infante
Director of Strategic Partnerships, Rockwood Leadership Institute
Trustee, The Whitman Institute
@PiaVision
@rockwoodleaders
@TWI_2022

6. Beyond'the'Rockstar'Paradigm !!
Prac&cal!Tools!for!Visionary,!
Collabora&ve!Leadership!

7. Pia'Infante'
Director'of'Strategic'Partnerships!
Rockwood!Leadership!Ins&tute!
!
Trustee!
The!Whitman!Ins&tute!
!
!

8. Purpose/Outcomes/Process'
Purpose:!!To!offer!ideas!&!tools!for!moving!beyond!the!
Rockstar!paradigm!of!singular!charisma&c!leadership,!and!its!
shadow!sides!–!overEreliance!on!self!and!underErecognized!
talents!of!the!whole.!
'
Outcomes:!!!
1.!Concepts,!tools,!and!connec&ons!that!can!be!immediately!
applied!in!the!contexts!in!which!you!lead.!!!
2.!!We!have!a!good!&me!!
'
Process:!!30E40!min!presenta&on!&!interac&ve!discussion;!
Invita&on!to!share!resources!and!experiences!as!well!ask!
ques&ons.!

11. Two!Defini?ons'of'
Leadership!to!Consider:!
!
Leadership!is!the!ability!to!
inspire!&!align!others!towards!
common!purpose.!
!
Leadership!is!taking!
responsibility!for!enabling!
others!to!achieve!common!
purpose!together,!in!&mes!of!
uncertainty.!
!

12. POLL'QUESTION'#1:!Does!
your!organiza&on!rely!on!a!
charisma&c!leader,!a!teamE
based!approach,!or!some!
hybrid!of!both?!
!
!
ANSWERS:'
a) Charisma&c!leader!
b) TeamEbased!approach!
c) Hybrid!of!both!
d) None!of!the!Above!
!

13. How!do!we!prac&ce!leadership!that!
moves!beyond!the!Rockstar!Paradigm?!

14. A'Defini?on'of'Personal'Ecology'
!
Maintaining'the'balance,'pacing'and'efficiency'to'
sustain'our'energy'over'a'life8me'of'service.!

15. Interac?ve'Quiz'based!on!The!Urgency!Index!
by!S.!Covey.!!!
!
You!will!see!(and!I!will!read)!a!series!of!7!
statements.!!
!
Rate!yourself!for!each!statement!on!a!1E4!scale!
!0!=!Never!…!4!=!Always.!

16. !
1.!!I!start!thinking!about!what!I!have!to!do!
for!!work!within!a!few!minutes!of!waking!
up.!
!
0 ! !1 ! !2 ! !3 ! !4!
never!!!!!!!!!!!!!some&mes!!!!!!!!!!always!

17. 2.!!I!seem!to!be!in!a!hurry!to!get!things!done!
or!rushing!between!places!and!events.!!
!
0 ! !1 ! !2 ! !3 ! !4!
never!!!!!!!!!!!!!some&mes!!!!!!!!!!always!

18. 3.!I!o_en!give!up!quality!&me!with!important!
people!in!my!life!to!handle!situa&ons!at!work.!!
0 ! !1 ! !2 ! !3 ! !4!
never!!!!!!!!!!!!!some&mes!!!!!!!!!!always!

19. 4.!I!find!myself!doing!two!things!at!once,!like!
ea&ng!while!working!at!my!desk,!or!checking!my!
eEmail!while!I’m!talking!on!the!phone.!!
!0! !1 ! !2 ! !3 ! !4!
never!!!!!!!!!!!!!some&mes!!!!!!!!!!always!

20. 5.!I!o_en!blame!the!rush!and!push!of!external!
things!for!my!failure!to!spend!deep,!introspec&ve!
&me!with!myself.!!!
0 ! !1 ! !2 ! !3 ! !4!
never!!!!!!!!!!!!!some&mes!!!!!!!!!!always!

21. 6.!I!feel!anxious!when!I’m!out!of!touch!with!the!
office!(or!my!smartphone).!!
!
0 ! !1 ! !2 ! !3 ! !4!
never!!!!!!!!!!!!!some&mes!!!!!!!!!!always!

22. 7.!!There!is!something!!aerac&ve!about!the!
intensity!of!crisis!situa&ons.!
!
0 ! !1 ! !2 ! !3 ! !4!
never!!!!!!!!!!!!!some&mes!!!!!!!!!!always!

23. Calcula?ng'Results'of'Interac?ve'Quiz''
based!on!The!Urgency!Index!by!S.!Covey.!!!
!
Add!up!your!answers!to!come!to!a!total,!and!divide!
by!7.!
!
Poll'Ques?on'#2:''What!was!the!average!of!your!
answers?!
!
a)!!0E1.9!=!Low!urgency!mindset!!
b)!!2E3.9!=!High!urgency!mindset!
c)!!4!=!Urgency!addic&on.!!'
!

24. Reflec?on''
!!
! What!are!the!
external!things!and!
forces!in!your!life!
that!help!drive!you!
out!of!balance?!
!
! In!what!ways!do!you!
par&cipate!in!your!
life!being!out!of!
balance?!
!

25. Par?cipant'Share:'''
In!what!ways!do!you!par&cipate!in!your!
life!being!out!of!balance?!
!

26. Four'Dimensions'of'a''
Sustainable'Personal'Ecology!
!
! Load'Management''
!
!
!Managing!the!actual!amount!of!work!and!responsibility!we!
take!on.!
! Personal'Effec?veness'
!
!Managing!the!efficient!use!of!our!&me!and!energy!to!
accomplish!what!we!most!value.!
! Energy'Management'
!
!Managing!the!energy!system!of!our!body/mind:!sleep,!diet,!
exercise,!rela&onships,!spiritual!connec&on,!etc.!
! State'Management'
!Managing!moment!to!moment!our!state!of!being.!
!

27. ! ''Load'Management:''Managing!the!actual!amount!
of!work!and!responsibility!we!take!on.!

28. ! ''Personal'Effec?veness'
Managing!the!efficient!use!of!our!&me!and!energy!to!
accomplish!what!we!most!value.!
priori?za?on:'''clarifying!and!ordering!
tasks!according!to!importance!and!
urgency!with!regard!to!fulfilling!our!
purpose,!mission,!and!goals.!!
!!
organiza?on:'the!effec&ve!!sor&ng,!
arranging!and!of!all!informa&on:!
inputs,!materials,!tasks,!etc.!for!
efficient!retrieval!and!u&liza&on.!
!!
execu?on:'the!effec&ve!focusing!of!
energy!to!efficiently!and!skillfully!
accomplish!priority!tasks.!

29. ! Energy'Management'
!Managing!the!energy!system!of!our!body/mind:!!
sleep,!diet,!exercise,!rela&onships,!spiritual!prac&ce,!
connec&on!to!nature,!etc.!

30. ! 'State'Management'
!!Managing!moment!to!moment!our!state!of!being.!

31. How$do$we$prac+ce$leadership$that$moves$beyond$the$
Rockstar$Paradigm?$
!
! Prac&ce,!model!and!shi_!organiza&onal!culture!towards!
Sustainable!Personal!Ecology.!
! Prac&ce,!model!and!shi_!culture!towards!CoELeadership!and!
Shared!Leadership.!
Photo:!!Network!Leadership!Innova&on!Lab!of!The!Management!Assistance!Group!

33. Unlikely!Bedfellows!&!Other!Tips!for!
CoELeadership!

34. 4'Partnership'Prac?ces'
!
1. Demonstrate!Appropriate'
Vulnerability!
!
2.!!Include!Unlikely!Partners!
in!Advisory!and!Design!
Teams!
!
3.!!Be!a!Trustworthy!Follower!
!
4.!!Facilitate!Crea&ve!Tension!
!
!
!

35. 1.!!Demonstra&ng!
Appropriate!
Vulnerability!
comes!in!many!
forms…!

36. Poll'Ques?on'#4:'
I!demonstrate!vulnerability!in!different!leadership!
moments,!like!when!sharing!my!aspira&ons!with!others!
or!when!I’m!uncertain!and!need!help.!!!!
! !!
! !0!=!never!!
! !1!=!rarely!
! !2!=!some&mes!
! !3!=!o_en!
! !4!=!always!
!
!
!!
!

37. 2.!Include!Unlikely!Partners!in!Advisory!and!Design!
Teams!(even!if!it’s!uncomfortable).!

38. Poll'Ques?on'#5:'
!I!regularly!befriend!and!sustain!friendships!with!
people!from!a!different!poli&cal!party!or!affilia&on!
than!myself.!
!!
! !0!=!never!!
! !1!=!rarely!
! !2!=!some&mes!
! !3!=!o_en!
! !4!=!always!!
!!
!!
!
!!
!

39. 3.!!Be!a!trustworthy!follower!…!

40. IDEX:''Interna?onal'Development'Exchange'
Among'IDEX'partners…'
'
! !!82%!find!IDEX’s!partnership!model!to!be!very!or!mostly!effec&ve.!
!
! !!88%!report!they!have!been!able!to!develop!local,!communityEbased!solu&ons,!
either!totally!or!to!a!great!extent!since!receiving!a!grant!from!IDEX.!
!
! !!75%!iden&fy!a!significant!and!substan&ve!posi&ve!change!in!community!
members’!leadership.!

41. 4.!!Crea+ve$Tension$is!the!KEY!to!unlocking!
the!poten&al!of!collabora&ve!and!facilita&ve!
leadership.!

42. '

43. CoEleadership!Success!Factors!!
!
! The!leader!of!the!team!is!coWcrea?ve'vs.'direc?ve.!
!
! Most!team!members!agree!that!the!team!needs!to!move!to!
a!new!level!of!performance!to!meet!new!challenges.!They!
experience!the!need'for'breakthroughs,!rather!than!only!
incremental!improvement.!
!
! A!crical!mass!of!team!members!E!including!the!leader!E!are!
willing!to!take!the!risk!of!voicing!undiscussable!issues,!as!
well!as!allowing!themselves!to!be'vulnerable'by!
acknowledging!personal!ignorance,!weaknesses,!or!
mistakes.!In!the!spirit!of!tough!love!E!everyone!agrees!
that!their!behavior!can!be!quesoned!in!front!of!the!group.!

44. CoEleadership!Success!Factors!!
!
! Team!members!commit!to!be!individually!accountable!for!a!
specific!priority!in!their!own!funconal!domain!E!and!
mutually!responsible!for!the!overall!results!and!working!
climate.!!“Be'Your'Word”''“Be'The'Change”'
! Team!members!are!willing'to'experiment'with'new'ways'
of'speaking'and'listening,!which!will!enable!them!E!over!
me!E!to!shi_!from!polite!conversaon!or!debate!to!
reflecve!and!generave!dialogue.!
! They!recognize'the'richness'that'diversity'brings!to!the!
team!E!as!revealed!by!one!of!the!horizontal!tools”!(MBTI,!
Human!Dynamics,!Enneagram,!Hermann!Internaonal,!etc.)!
E!and!are!willing!to!adjust!their!communicaon!and!
collaboraon!paeerns!to!include!the!needs!of!each!type.!

45. Poll'Ques?on'#6:'
!We!ulize!tools!(like!Meyers!Briggs!or!Enneagram)!
to!bring!awareness!to!our!differences,!and!leverage!
that!awareness!in!to!more!effecve!collaboraon.!!
!!
! !0!=!never!!
! !1!=!rarely!
! !2!=!somemes!
! !3!=!o_en!
! !4!=!always!!
!!
!!
!
!!
!

47. Discussion'Ques?on'
! Do!you!believe!that!U.S.!philanthropic!and!social!
impact!investment!infrastructures!are!geared!
towards!Rockstar,!single!charismac!leadership!
models?!!How?!!Why?!
!

48. !!!Discussion'Ques?on'
! When!does!it!make!sense!to!priorize!self/spiritual!
development!before!collecve!mission/impact?!!
When!does!it!not!make!sense?!!How!do!we!discern?!

49. Pracce.!!Pracce.!!Pracce.!

50. If!you!want!to!go!fast,!go!alone.!If!you!want!to!
go!far,!go!together.!
!

51. For!more!informaon!on!Rockwood!Leadership!
Instute:!
!
www.rockwoodleadership.org!
hep://blog.rockwoodleadership.org/!
hep://www.facebook.com/rockwoodleaders!
@rockwoodleaders!
!
For!more!informaon!on!The!Whitman!
Instute:!
www.thewhitmaninstute.org!
@TWI_2022!
!
Follow!Pia!Infante!@PiaVision!
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