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<div>The experience I described was many years ago, I anticpate it would not happen now. I </div>
<div> think our personal histories interact with our ideals. Perhaps age helps. </div>
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 7/19/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Barry Owen</b> <<a href="mailto:barryo@comcast.net">barryo@comcast.net</a>> wrote:</span>
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<div>Hi Craig (and all),</div>
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<div>I'll spare you the tedious details and invite you to visit my blog <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.creatingspaces.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">www.creatingspaces.blogspot.com
</a> 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 :-)
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<div>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.
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<div>Anyhow . . . Hoping this is relevant to the thread . . . I have not read all the posts - yet!</div>
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<div>Thank you,</div>
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<div>--<br>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 :-) <br><br>Barry Owen <br>Principal Broker <br>The Owen Group
<br>Keller Williams Realty <br>30 Burton Hills Blvd STE 175 <br>Nashville, TN 37215 <br>615.568.2123 <br>Skype: barryo06 <br><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.theowengroup.net/" target="_blank">
www.theowengroup.net</a> <br><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.theowengroup.biz/" target="_blank">www.theowengroup.biz</a> <br>Visit my BLOG @ <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://creatingspaces.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">
http://creatingspaces.blogspot.com/</a> <br><br>Keller Williams Realty is a learning-based training & Consulting company supporting our REALTOR partners by offering business models, systems, tools, & support to Build Careers WORTH having, Businesses WORTH Owning, and Lives Worth Living!
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<blockquote style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"><span class="q">-------------- Original message -------------- <br>From: Craig Gilliam <<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:wcraiggilliam@hotmail.com" target="_blank">
wcraiggilliam@hotmail.com</a>> <br><br>> Another question on invisible leadership-- <br>> <br>> I know several people who, working in their organizations, did some good <br>> work, but their work was behind the scenes. When the smoke cleared, other
<br>> people were taking responsibility and, thus, received the monetary and <br>> positional rewards. I know I am hearing about this through their lenses, but <br>> it seemed to fit. Granted, hopefully, we do things not just to be "the best
<br>> in the world," but "the best for the world," but I also do not want to be <br>> naive. Finances and position are important, even though values have to be <br>> held in tension with it and everything has a shadow. But at what point does
<br></span>> my being "selfless" become a negative implosion or reac! tion to egotistic <span class="q"><br>> functioning verses a healthy self-realization? How does one distinguish <br>> between healthy ego and destructive egotism?
<br>> <br>> Maybe my question is, What is the shadow side of invisible leadership? <br>> <br>> I hope this gets at what I am trying to ask, explore or communicate. <br>> <br>> Thanks, <br>> Craig <br>
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