The current leadership model is not flawed but it is incomplete.
In Balance Consulting has developed specialist expertise in the area of authentic leadership and provides a range of services for organisations and individuals to develop authentic leadership.
Authentic leadership provides a solid foundation that underpins traditional approaches to leadership and enables the leader to respond authentically to the challenges faced in organisations and in everyday life.
Authentic leaders add their own unique flavour to leadership by drawing on their internal values as a guide to lead and develop themselves and others.
Authentic leaders are not heroes but ordinary people who are extraordinary in the sense that they having an ongoing focus on learning about themselves. They use this information to lead themselves and others.
In Balance Consulting has created the REAL model of authentic leadership development to easily explain the four elements that make up authentic leadership and to provide a framework for coaching and developing authentic leaders.
R - relationships are close, they are open and honest
E - encourage others; to share their viewpoints; to provide feedback; to grow
A - awareness of who you are, your values & beliefs
L - live your values – expressed through actions
Some of the tools we use to develop authentic leadership may already be familiar to you in the form of 360° feedback, coaching and mentoring and facilitated workshops. Techniques such as reflective practice, journaling and role play help to develop awareness and action learning provides opportunities for immediate application in the workplace.
Reflective practice challenges the leader to review their thoughts and behaviours to assess how these line up with their values and beliefs. When behaviours are out of balance with the leader's expressed values strategies are used to explore reasons and the blocks to the leader being their authentic self.
Reflective practice becomes an ongoing approach to leadership development that is supported by the coach or facilitator. It is integrated into the leader's everyday work as they use the tools to develop their own ability to self-reflect and to act on their values in their work and personal lives.
Authentic Organisations
Authentic Organisations is about supporting organisations to know their values and to live their values. It can involve a review of policies, the leadership approach, the approach to communication, and how the organisation interacts with their customers. We ask the question "how do these activities align with the values and help the organisation live the values on a day to day basis"? Solutions are designed to bring all organizational activities into alignment with the values. All solutions are evaluated to assess outcomes and their ability to support ongoing organisational learning and performance.
Authentic People
Building on the work to develop the authentic organisation, developing authentic people is about working from a foundation of individual and organisational values to provide skill development that is relevant and provides a real difference to performance. The programme uses a mix of development activities such as workshops, coaching, on-the-job action learning and innovative learning initiatives that are integrated to day to day work activities . People are supported to become involved in their own learning journey so they continue to develop and grow after any intervention activities. Learning programmes are aligned and build on each other to facilitate talent and career management.Coaching is a powerful tool used in different contexts for many different purposes.
Trish provides coaching in the work environment to help develop leadership capacity for working with and inspiring others, to identify and drive your career direction, develop your strengths and achieve to even higher levels of performance.
For personal development and growth Trish provides coaching that will help you when making important career and life decisions, help reduce stress, achieve balance and meaning in work and life. Coaching allows you to take the time in your busy life to evaluate and establish your authentic self and what it will take to achieve what you truly want in life.
As a coach Trish will provide a mirror to reflect on how your thoughts and behaviours impact on you attaining your life and work goals; work with you to make choices, take committed action, review your progress as you work through the steps to become more self-aware and able to express your authentic self in work and life.
Ultimately the coaching Trish offers will help you to set meaningful goals, to take the steps to overcome obstacles and achieve true presence and wellbeing, live your values, achieve balance and fulfil your work and life goals.
