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 -- 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 Nashville, TN 37215 615.568.2123 Skype: barryo06 www.theowengroup.net www.theowengroup.biz Visit my BLOG @ http://creatingspaces.blogspot.com/ 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! -------------- Original message -------------- From: Craig Gilliam <[email protected]> > 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 > * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
