How Can Boards Better Guide Real Time Leadership with Harvard Professor & IOC founder Carol Kauffman
Jul 3, 2023
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Harvard Professor & IOC founder Carol Kauffman shares her experiences coaching top CEOs & leaders, emphasizing trust, personal connection, & growth mindset. They discuss guiding boards through change, creating a positive environment, and a coaching model for leaders. The importance of balancing short-term and long-term goals is highlighted, along with the availability of their book and additional resources.
Developing a strong bond in relationships and nurturing belief in others is crucial for effective leadership and coaching.
Creating a safe environment, building trust, and genuinely connecting with individuals are essential for productive coaching conversations.
Deep dives
Importance of Bonding and Growth Mindset in Relationships
In this podcast episode, Professor Carol Kaufman discusses the significance of developing a strong bond in relationships, particularly in the context of leadership and coaching. She emphasizes the importance of nurturing belief in others, not just in their ability to excel in their current roles, but in their capacity for growth. Kaufman highlights the value of a growth mindset, where individuals are encouraged to continuously evolve and improve. She shares examples and insights from her extensive coaching experience with top CEOs and board members, emphasizing the need for leaders to affirm and acknowledge others. This mindset fosters a bond of belief that promotes personal and professional development.
Overcoming Ego and Building Trust in Coaching
Coaching, according to Professor Kaufman, is a combination of asking questions, making offers, and engaging in dialogue. She highlights the importance of trust-building in the coach-client relationship, where coaches should create a safe environment for individuals to express their thoughts and concerns. Kaufman explains that coaches need to overcome their own ego, focusing on being present and genuinely connecting with others. She shares how coaches can activate the parasympathetic nervous system in their clients by affirming and acknowledging them. This trust-building approach helps individuals feel safe, leading to productive coaching conversations.
Real-Time Leadership and the MOVE Model
Professor Carol Kaufman introduces the MOVE model, which stands for Mindfully Alert, Options Generator, Vantage Point, and Affect and Engage Change. This model provides leaders with an operating system for effective decision-making and leadership in real-time situations. Kaufman explains that leaders need to be mindfully alert, constantly scanning their external goals, internal goals, and relationship goals. The Options Generator component emphasizes the importance of generating multiple pathways forward for overcoming challenges. Vantage Point highlights the significance of perspective and biases, allowing leaders to optimize their decision-making. Affect and Engage Change focuses on sending out the right leadership signals and working towards meaningful transformation. The MOVE model provides leaders with a practical framework for navigating complex situations and driving positive change.
This is "Exploring Leaders by Digoshen" episode 31, with Institute of Coachings Founder, Professor Carol Kauffman. Carol will share her story and her experience from coaching many of the worlds top CEOs, leaders & board members, inspiring you to take responsible leadership in the digital age. You can find the related Blogpost at the Digoshen.com/blog
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