The Profile of Energetic Leader

5 Pillars of Self-Concept Conditioning for high energetic leader

In today's complex and dynamic business environment, the emerging need for corporate culture comes at forefront of organizational success. As companies steer through fast advancements, shifting customers’ behaviors, and global economic uncertainties, a strong corporate culture serves as the foundation for employee engagement, driving innovation, and drive organizational agility. A well-defined and nurtured culture not only aligns employees with the company's mission, vision, and values but also fosters collaboration, versatility, and resilience in the face of challenges. Moreover, in an era where talent retention and attraction are critical, a positive and inclusive culture becomes a key differentiator, helping to attract top talent and retain employees who are committed to the company's long-term goals. Thus, corporate culture is no longer just a fancy word but a strategic imperative for businesses sustainable growth and competitive advantage in today's dynamic landscape.

With the evolution of Business and Corporate culture, the need for a highly energetic leader that drives corporate transformation is becoming increasingly essential to business sustainability.

Towards Modern Leadership Approach

?A traditional business leader often emphasizes hierarchy and command-and-control approach to management, where authority is centralized, and decision-making is top-down. This leader typically focuses on achieving short-term goals. They prioritize effectiveness and profitability, often at the expense of other considerations such as employee well-being, emotional empathy, or social responsibility. Traditional leaders tend to rely on rigid structures and processes, valuing stability and predictability in their organizations. They may be less inclined to embrace change or innovation, preferring to maintain the status quo.

High energetic leaders on the other hand, are often aware of their needs, strength, and capabilities, they consciously choose to use it to influence, support and impact others to bring about results that are positive—for themselves, others, their organization, and its stakeholders.

Those Leaders authentically express their beliefs, values, and principles, openly sharing them with those they lead, inspiring a sense of trust and connection. Their genuine commitment and transparency make their leadership seem effortless, and their enthusiasm becomes genuinely infectious.

Take Satya Nadella – CEO of Microsoft – as an example, in 2014 the company was facing numerous challenges, including declining market share in key areas and a culture that was perceived as bureaucratic and slow-moving. Nadella recognized the need for a cultural shift towards collaboration and innovation to drive Microsoft forward in the rapidly evolving tech industry.

Under Nadella's leadership, Microsoft adopted a "growth mindset" culture, where failure was seen as an opportunity to learn and grow rather than a setback. He fostered collaboration both within the company and through strategic partnerships with other tech giants, such as Adobe and SAP, to deliver innovative solutions to customers.

One of the most notable examples of Nadella's collaborative leadership approach was the acquisition of LinkedIn in 2016. Rather than dictating terms, Nadella worked closely with LinkedIn's leadership team to ensure a smooth integration and leverage the strengths of both companies.

Through his collaborative leadership style, Satya Nadella emphasized collaboration, empathy, and continuous learning as a foundation of energetic leadership model.

Leadership can take place intentionally or unintentionally. When someone leads unintentionally, they're allowing their natural tendencies and past experiences to shape their outcomes and surroundings. But leaders who choose to lead do so with a deep understanding of themselves and a clear goal in mind. These leaders don't just react to what's happening around them; instead, they shape their environment and influence others positively. They approach their role with boundless energy, passion, determination, and confidence, inspiring those around them to excel.

So, what is really needed to lead intentionally?

To become such Leader, you want to delve into your own thoughts and beliefs that form how you see yourself. This is called your Self-Concept. Understanding who you are and how you see yourself is essential because it sets the stage for your results.

This Self-Concept is designed by conditioning process that always takes place. The key here is to become conscious of this process, realize how it affects the results you’re currently getting, and learn how to interrupt it so that you can produce the results you want.

Remember, your current conditioning process will continue until you choose to interrupt it with a new process

THE FIVE PILLERS FOR SELF-CONCEPT CONDITIONING PROCESS:

Each of the Five Pillars — Core Thoughts, Presentation, Interaction, Interpretation, and Experience & Evidence — comprises distinct elements of your Self-Concept. Examining each element separately allows you to grasp how they collectively contribute to your self-perception and your impact on the world.

Core Thoughts:

These are strong beliefs that influence how you see things. They come from your past experiences and what you think is true because of those experiences. These Core Thoughts guide how you make choices in the future and how you see things happening in your life. They're like the engine that powers the way you believe.

Presentation:

This is how you manifest your core thoughts to the outside world. Your Presentation signifies how you act and react, what you do repeatedly, the emotions and behaviors you show. It's what people can observe about you. How you decide to present yourself, whether you're aware of it or not, is influenced by how you see yourself.

Interaction:

This is simply the moment in time when your presentation meets either another person(s), or your situation. This is the trigger point for the whole conditioning process.

Interpretation:

Interpretation is the meaning that you give to a situation, experience, or person(s). When you make an Interpretation, you decide what you think to be true. It’s the story that you make up to explain what’s happening – it’s true from your perspective, but not the ultimate truth!

Experience & Evidence:

Experience is just what you face in your life, while Evidence is the solid proof you tell yourself that things are how you think they are.

In every situation, your Core Thoughts shape how you react. It comes from your past experiences and is influenced by your beliefs from previous evidence and experiences. They act like a filter, limiting your perspective to what you've known and interpreted before. It's like having tunnel vision, where you only see things from one angle based on your past experiences and interpretations.

This process happens simultaneously in your brain, and you can’t change it unless you interrupt it, or even seemingly slow it down, and change the results that it’s producing for you. You can begin to use this process to work for you, instead of against you.

Developing a new Self-Concept process demands a set of skills and talents, facilitating a transition from narrow tunnel vision to a broader outlook. This transformation empowers you to extract optimal outcomes, benefiting both yourself and those you engage with. The journey towards becoming a modern leader is a deliberate and conscious choice.

In the following articles, I will share with you twelve powerful skills that help you to build your mental, emotional, and behavioral tool kit, shift your perspective, and develop your capabilities as a Highly Energetic leader.?

Author’s Disclaimer:

Tamer Eladly is a Merck employee. All the views, analysis and perspectives are fully independent and belong to the author only. They do not represent the views or opinions of Merck or any other company or organization. The author has not received any instructions, approval, consent, or payment to perform this post from Merck.

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