Well, I think that Richard David Hames' book, Five Literacies of Global Leadership IS as applicable to the corporate world as Thomas Kuhn's "Structure of Scientific Revolutions." http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/thomas-kuhn/ did applied to science, but also to life change. In otherwords, it is applicable there, and everywhere else, especially on an individual basis. When Kuhn first published his work on scientific paradigms and paradigm shifts in 1962, it was (to his surprise) actually corporate America that embraced it, teaching it to employees as a way to manage the rapidly changing work environment. As a result, Kuhn republished his book with a final chapter, differentiating between presenting oneself or organization as making a paradigm shift, and actually doing so. Hence the cliche - "you have to walk the walk, not just talk the talk."
It really does shed light on how much our responses and actions reveal about us. It is ultimately true, we are more than our responses. But when we are acting out a psychodrama, creating our victims, villians, heros in an oppositional and defiant way - our responses say more than we know. We can tell the world from now until doomsday that we have shifted paradigms, but when our actions and personal culture say otherwise, we are only fooling ourselves. To me, these five literacies can be deeply personal, and when truly integrated, can not only shift our paradigm, but lead the way for those around us. On Aug 9, 10:32 am, DarkwaterBlight <[email protected]> wrote: > Derailment was far from my intent but the title of the thread is > misleading. I was looking at sheer numbers before even adressing the > skills. The fact that I am a little apprehensive of women is due to my > experiences but neither my apprehensiveness or my experiences > completely define me and nor do my responses. The skills posted above > seem to me a bit generic at first glance. More geared toward corporate > leadership and marketing. > > On Aug 9, 9:25 am, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Somehow the word "girl" in the subject has thrown this thread off > > course to its original topic, 21st century leadership skills, because > > clearly, the posts are beginning to lack "Deep Design (the ability to > > create wisdom through dialogue)." Perhaps it was my mistake in > > personalizing the subject line, but these skills are required cross > > gender, and so is leadership. I am not restricting my response to the > > posts in this group, I mean truly, it is important to find it within > > ourselves to provide the leadership, in our families, communities, and > > beyond. It begins with each response we offer, and we offer responses > > in relationship to others. Whether we are taking the role of the > > destroyer, and intending to cause upset or derailment with our > > responses - or the role of creator, and seeking connection - the > > response is ours and ours alone, defining who we are and how we live. > > > On Aug 9, 9:11 am, DarkwaterBlight <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > According to Census 2000, 281.4 million people were counted in the > > > United States — 143.4 million of whom were female and 138.1 million > > > male.1 The former made up 50.9 percent of the population, compared > > > with 51.3 percent in 1990. > > > Information on gender was derived from a question which was asked of > > > all people. A question on the sex of individuals was included in all > > > censuses since the first one in 1790. > > > > On Aug 9, 8:46 am, DarkwaterBlight <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I was told by a wise drunk that women would rule the world. His > > > > reasoning was; "They already have all the pussy and thier entitled to > > > > half of all the money!" > > > > > On Aug 8, 11:51 am, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > and so, we run the spectrum! > > > > > > On Aug 8, 9:25 am, DarkwaterBlight <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > So true! > > > > > > > On Aug 8, 9:04 am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I think a man needs girls with skills. > > > > > > > > On Aug 5, 7:23 am, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Author and futurist David Hames has written a book called the > > > > > > > > Five > > > > > > > > Literacies of Global Leadership, in which he identifies these > > > > > > > > as : > > > > > > > > # Networked Intelligence (the ability to connect with others & > > > > > > > > express > > > > > > > > the complexity of the ecosystem) > > > > > > > > # Futuring (the ability to visualize & imagine future > > > > > > > > possibilities) > > > > > > > > # Strategic Navigation (the ability to learn to adapt as fast as > > > > > > > > change itself) > > > > > > > > # Deep Design (the ability to create wisdom through dialogue) > > > > > > > > # Brand Resonance (the ability to create attention that awakens > > > > > > > > your > > > > > > > > unique value in others) > > > > > > > > > What do you think about these "skills needed to adapt to 21st > > > > > > > > centruy > > > > > > > > life?"- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
