In this Magic in the Room episode, Luke reflects on Edwin Friedman’s concept of a differentiated leader. A differentiated leader has done the work of self-definition and self-regulation. This leader knows who they are and their purpose so well that they are not swayed by the reactivity, herding, blaming, and short-term thinking of the anxious system around them. Instead, they have a strong vision and invite people to join them. 

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Find Luke’s Twitter thread here.  

 A Failure of Nerve by Edwin H. Friedman 

A Leadership Paradox: Influencing Others by Defining Yourself by Greg Robinson 

Spiral Dynamics by Don Edward Beck and Christopher Cowan 

The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business by Patrick M. Lencioni 

The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization by Peter M. Senge 

 

Music by evangrimmusic.com 

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