Welcome to the home of O I C Soul-Leadership.
Moving from Sole Leadership to SOUL Leadership marks a shift in how supervisors and managers view and interact with their employees, and … by doing so unleashes considerable amounts of creative, intellectual, and resourceful potential!
The embrace of Leadership Above the Line is based on the notion that even though we live our lives horizontally, day to day, month to month, we actually experience life vertically. Experiences become meaningful based on how emotionally connected we are to the situation, the health of our thinking, and the choices we make. These three concepts determine the degree to which we are able to live our life above the line.
Examples of Experiencing Life Vertically includes the awareness of the:
- Levels of Listening
- Levels of Self-Awareness
- Levels of Emotional Intelligence
- Levels of Personal Accountability
- Levels of Asking Effective Questions
- Levels of Role-Modeling and Mentoring
- Levels of Moods and how we Interpret Data
- Level of How Words Create Impact & Influence
- Levels of Giving and Receiving Coaching and Feedback
These areas form the core of the Leadership Above the Line workshops that the O I C Group presents nationwide for managers, supervisors, and workplace teams.
The Leadership Above the Line initiatives are flourishing, so stay tuned to this site as the web pages catch up with the service deliveries.
20th Century |
21st Century |
SOLE Leadership |
SOUL Leadership |
Independent |
Interdependent |
Competition |
Collaborative |
Authoritarian |
Innovative |
Expect Obedience |
Expect Alignment |
Top Down Directions |
Bottom Up |
Telling for Results |
Asking for Results |
I Win |
We Win |
Committed to Profit at Expense of People |
Committed to Profit and People |
Creates Sporadic Motivation |
Generate Lasting Commitment |
Is Highly Opinionated |
Is Open Minded |
Teach Subordinates to Expect Directions |
Teach Importance of Personal Accountability |
Focus on Fixing the Problems |
Focus on Building on People's Strengths |
Quick to Reprimand Those That Fail |
Emphasize How to Best Learn From Mistakes |
"Do As I Say, Not As I Do" |
Model the Behavior You Want To See in Others |
EMPOWER Reminders.... |
EMPOWER
Empathize with the experiences of customers & colleagues
Model the behavior you want to see in your team
Provide a safe, enjoyable, nurturing work environment
Open up the opportunities for continuous learning and improvement providing useful feedback
Win with your team by setting clear expectations and asking “How can I better support you?”
Encourage ideas, participation and involvement
Recognize and reward excellence at all levels
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