Leading without Formal Authority

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Leading without Formal Authority Dr. Elizabeth Castillo Arizona State University October 3, 2019

Leading with Informal Authority Dr. Elizabeth Castillo Session Overview What is leadership? Busting some common myths Strategies & caveats for exercising leadership via informal authority Action steps to develop your leadership capacity

Leading with Informal Authority Dr. Elizabeth Castillo What is Leadership? the process of mobilizing people to transform an existing reality into a mutually beneficial future

Leading with Informal Authority Dr. Elizabeth Castillo Common Leadership Myths 1. Leadership comes naturally, leaders are born 2. Management = leadership 3. Only certain people are leaders 4. Leadership is telling others what to do 5. Leaders have all the answers 6. Leadership requires positional authority (top dog)

Leading with Informal Authority Dr. Elizabeth Castillo Common Leadership Myths 1. Leadership comes naturally, you have to be a born leader FACT: Leadership is a skill—it can be learned and developed

Leading with Informal Authority Dr. Elizabeth Castillo Common Leadership Myths 2. Management = leadership FACT: Management seeks stability and risk reduction. Leaders take calculated risks, embrace uncertainty.

Leading with Informal Authority Dr. Elizabeth Castillo Common Leadership Myths 3. Only certain people are leaders FACT: Everyone can be a leader we must lead ourselves (goals, self-regulation) family leadership volunteering and community leadership

Leading with Informal Authority Dr. Elizabeth Castillo Common Leadership Myths 4. Leadership is telling others what to do FACT: Leaders activate potential, catalyze agency of others encourage voluntary action rather than force/control create process architecture for self-organization don’t create followers, they create other leaders

Leading with Informal Authority Dr. Elizabeth Castillo Common Leadership Myths 5. Leadership is having all the answers FACT: Leaders are ok with not knowing. curious, comfortable with uncertainty recognize & value expertise of others co-create answers with stakeholders & the community

Leading with Informal Authority Dr. Elizabeth Castillo Common Leadership Myths 6. Leadership requires positional authority (top dog) FACT: Leadership is a process, not a role We can exercise leadership in any role using our informal authority (social influence)

Strategies & Caveats for Leading with Informal Authority

Leading with Informal Authority Dr. Elizabeth Castillo Strategies for exercising leadership without positional power Expand mental model of leadership: three frameworks Distributed Leadership (Harris, 2008; Bolden 2011) Activating collective intelligence, shared power, empowering others Facilitative Leadership (Smith, 2003) Help people make connections and meaning Balance content and process Adaptive Leadership (Heifetz & Linsky, 2002) Mobilizing people to do adaptive (transformational) work

Leading with Informal Authority Dr. Elizabeth Castillo Adaptive Leadership Vocabulary Authority: Formal or informal power within a system, entrusted in exchange for a service. The basic functions provided by authorities are: (1) direction; (2) protection; and (3) order. Formal authority: Explicit power granted to meet an explicit set of service expectations, such as those in job descriptions or legislative mandates. Informal authority: Power granted implicitly Intervention: Any series of actions or a particular action, including intentional inaction, aimed at mobilizing progress on adaptive challenges. Source: Heifetz, R. Leadership without Easy Answers

Leading with Informal Authority Dr. Elizabeth Castillo Strategies & Caveats for exercising leadership without positional power Keep focus on PURPOSE—the end goal to which you are all working (mission) Problem framing and reframing (Community Toolbox, 2019; Frameworks Institute) Leading by asking questions (Marquardt, 2014) Find allies, create alliances (Uzzi & Dunlap, 2012; Organizing for Power, 2009) Build culture of learning and inquiry (Garvin, 1993) Learn systems thinking (FSG, Gopal, & Preskill, 2016; Kim, 1999; Arnold & Wade, 2017) Recognize & manage anxiety of your stakeholders (turn up heat, balance discomfort with stretching, monitor mood)  Self-reflection, self-care (for you and others)

Leading with Informal Authority Dr. Elizabeth Castillo Problem framing exercise You are the owner of an old, downtown office building. Your tenants are complaining-- their employees are getting angry because of the long delay to get an elevator to the lobby at quitting time. How do you solve this problem?

Leading with Informal Authority Dr. Elizabeth Castillo Different framing  different approaches to solution Flexible hours=too many people getting off work at same time Faster elevators=the elevators are too slow Bigger elevators=elevators not carrying enough people More elevators=too few elevators Playing music=wait is frustrating

Action Steps to Develop Your Leadership Capacity

Leading with Informal Authority Dr. Elizabeth Castillo Action steps to develop your leadership capacity Gain clarity! What is your personal mission statement? Why are you doing this work? Know the issues in the nonprofit sector. Where are you getting your information? What are you doing to build and sustain your network? What is your plan for learning and growing—personally, professionally, organizationally?  How are you using your voice? How are your creating space for discussion of shared values and collective action?   

Leading with Informal Authority Dr. Elizabeth Castillo

Leading with Informal Authority Dr. Elizabeth Castillo A Resource Toolbox for Leaders (Castillo, 2016)

Leading with Informal Authority Dr. Elizabeth Castillo Keep the Conversation Going! LinkedIn Twitter @eac_asu https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-castillo-phd/