Invisible Leadersip

[Michele Frankel]

Hi Craig

The experience I described was many years ago,  I anticpate it would not
happen now. I
 think our personal histories interact with our ideals. Perhaps age helps.

Michele





On 7/19/07, Barry Owen <barryo at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>  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 vis! ible on ly
> through the manifestation of results . . . It will actually 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
>
>
>
> --
> Also . . . if you know of anyone thinking about buying or selling real
> estate, please give me a call. I LOVE referrals and treat them like royalty
> :-)
>
> Barry Owen
> Principal Broker
> The Owen Group
> Keller Williams Realty
> 30 Burton Hills Blvd STE 175
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> Visit my BLOG @ http://creatingspaces.blogspot.com/
>
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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 reac! tion 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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