Leadership Hub Leadership with abundance Hanna Sherman Jim Diegel Prabhjot Singh

Core Premises Societies, like humans, grow in stages of increasing maturity, consciousness, and complexity Organizations mirror societal growth We are on a threshold of evolving human consciousness Hallmark of the new stage is to operate in a culture of abundance

Stages of Development Red – Tribal, Impulsive Amber – Command and Control Orange – Machine Model Green – Family Teal – Evolutionary, Authentic Laloux F. The Future of Management is Teal. strategy+business, Issue 90. Autumn 2015

Breakthroughs of Teal Self-management Wholeness Evolutionary Purpose

Self-management: What does it look like? Operates with a system based on peer relationships Individuals and teams have high autonomy within their domain and are accountable for coordinating with others Power and control are embedded throughout the organization – distributed leadership

Self-management: How it is done? Self-organizing teams, with coaches or advisors as needed Projects self-staffed, not managed Decision-making is decentralized Information is transparent and shared Formal multistep conflict resolution process Fluid rearrangement of roles based on peer agreement Responsibility to speak up on issues

Wholeness: How does Teal embrace it? Starts with premise that our deepest calling is to achieve wholeness Honors and allows for human expression Encourages and supports true self Fosters personal connections and relationships Results: Trust and Vibrancy

Wholeness: What practices support Clear values translated into explicit ground rules of behavior to foster a safe environment Meditation and contemplative practices Group reflection Storytelling for self disclosure and building community Personal inquiry into own learning journey Encourages self awareness to shape role Training in relational skills and communication

Evolutionary Purpose: Transcending the Individual Organization is a living entity with its own energy, sense of direction and calling to manifest what is needed Aim is to sense and respond Mirrors how change happens in nature Change spreads when adaptation is healthy and sustainable

Evolutionary Purpose: How do we stay focused on? Strategy emerges organically from the collective intelligence of self-managing individuals Practices to listen into organization’s purpose Everyone is a sensor Large group processes Contemplative practices Responding to outside prompting ‘Competitors’ are embraced

Biggest influencers Wholeness and psychological development of leaders Developmental stage of consciousness and worldview of board