Invisible Leadersip

[Barry Owen]

Hi Craig (and all),

I'll spare you the tedious details and invite you to visit my blog www.creatingspaces.blogspot.com where I am in-process "documenting" my personal rendition of "invisible Leadership." For sure, much of what you have said resonates with me as I have "selflessly" poured my heart and soul into this adventure. I say selflessly because we are within a corporate structure that I have not had an "official" role . . . Until now . . . I am an independent contractor. Many of the "adjustments" to our organization have originated as a result of my work to "evolve" a "Permanent Open Space Organization." It has taken nearly 4 years of careful thought, consideration, and plowing of the fields . . . and all of this work from the position of invisibility with only the possibility of financial or acknowledgement reward. The recipient of the "ego-feeding" has been and will continue to be the named CEO of our market center . . . I am visible only through the manifestation of results . . . It will actu
ally be the participants (Members of the organization) who create the success . . . I will only have opened the space . . . and so in the end , it is they who win through increased profitability and fame :-)

The recent "success" of my efforts comes in the form of my earning an "official" position as an "Internal Coach/Consultant" for the organization . . . If you read the blog, you will learn how everyone wins with the success . . . All folks within the org have the possibility in sharing in the increased profit.

Anyhow . . . Hoping this is relevant to the thread . . . I have not read all the posts - yet!

Thank you,

b



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Barry Owen 
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-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: Craig Gilliam <wcraiggilliam at hotmail.com> 

> Another question on invisible leadership-- 
> 
> I know several people who, working in their organizations, did some good 
> work, but their work was behind the scenes. When the smoke cleared, other 
> people were taking responsibility and, thus, received the monetary and 
> positional rewards. I know I am hearing about this through their lenses, but 
> it seemed to fit. Granted, hopefully, we do things not just to be "the best 
> in the world," but "the best for the world," but I also do not want to be 
> naive. Finances and position are important, even though values have to be 
> held in tension with it and everything has a shadow. But at what point does 
> my being "selfless" become a negative implosion or reaction to egotistic 
> functioning verses a healthy self-realization? How does one distinguish 
> between healthy ego and destructive egotism? 
> 
> Maybe my question is, What is the shadow side of invisible leadership? 
> 
> I hope this gets at what I am trying to ask, explore or communicate. 
> 
> Thanks, 
> Craig 
> 

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