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MISTAKES FREE LEADERSHIP IS NOT POSSIBLE - By Dr Shailesh Thaker

Cashman is the founder and CEO of LeaderSource, which has helped executives from companies such as Pillsbury, American Express, and Rollerblade to explore what it means to lead. His flagship program, the Executive Leadership Institute, has been dubbed “the Mayo Clinic f Leadership.” Why do leaders come to Cashman for a checkup? “Leaders lead by virtue of who they are,” he replies. “If we want to be more effective with others, we first need to be more effective with ourselves.”

Cashman’s most recent book, Leadership from the Inside Out (Executive Excellence Publishing, 1998), distills his insights about becoming a real leader. In an interview, he distilled his thoughts even further.

What does an effective leader look like?

There are three core qualities to leadership: authenticity, self-expression, value creation. “Authenticity” refers to a link between the inner and the outer person. Truly authentic leaders are open both to their gifts and to their underdeveloped qualities. People who understand who they are tend to have a more powerful voice — and to make a more profound contribution to an enterprise.

We do a lot of work with Pillsbury. The current CEO, Paul Walsh, came to the job from finance. He had none of the marketing experience that’s so critical to running a consumer-products company. The first thing he did was to admit to that knowledge gap; he then created a plan to learn everything he could about marketing. Because he was so open, people enthusiastically helped him.

What separates authentic leaders from the rest of the pack?

Most of us know more about our favorite sports team or vacation spot than we know about ourselves. Leadership comes from one of two places: persona or character. Persona is the coping part of our personality — a mask that we create to protect ourselves from external stresses and internal fears. Character is the essence of who we are; it goes beyond what we do. It’s critical to spot the cues that signal when you’re in character and when you’re relying on a persona: Under what circumstances do you tend to get stuck? When do you overreact? When does everything come together and flow? The second attribute of leadership is self-expression.

Does that mean “straight talk”? It means something more than straight talk. How often have you held back from saying something that you felt was important — just because you were worried about how you would express yourself? How often have you feigned modesty about something that you were really proud of? Authentic expression goes beyond telling the truth: It demonstrates a total congruence between who you are and what you do and say.

Leaders are measured by results. How does authentic expression translate into value creation? Leaders create value through relationships. But many leaders still have the illusion that they are the ones who really “make things happen.” Admitting that you don’t have all the answers is a big part of building good relationships — and a big part of getting good results

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Dr. Shailesh Thaker is the world renowned management thinker and motivational speaker on organisational behavior and development. He is the CLO of Knowledge Inc., a highly reputed training firm, which always helps organisations to achieve international benchmark. Dr. Thaker as a management guru is always in demand as a keynote speaker, business coach, HR Trainer and training guru for the management and training conferences. Dr. Thaker has benefited 17 countries through 1,344 workshops and has motivated millions of professionals. He has contributed 20 years in this field and has conducted nearly 11,264 hours of training sessions across the globe. He is PhD in Cognitive Thinking (India) and International Training Fellow (USA). His presentations and training sessions across the globe has benefited professionals in their personal and professional career.. Dr. Thaker has helped business houses to achieve business goals through his CEO training and Top management leadership training. As a leadership guru and management thinker, he has initiated innovative ideas in the management world.
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