UNTAPPED LEADERSHIP COURSE
Overview:
In this foundational module, we dive into the history and evolution of leadership, especially how traditional leadership models have often excluded the experiences of marginalized leaders. We will explore the Untapped Leadership Framework, a powerful tool for understanding and harnessing your unique leadership style rooted in your individual experiences and identity. This session will equip you with the insights needed to redefine leadership for yourself and identify areas where your leadership has been overlooked or undervalued.
What you will learn:
The historical context of leadership and how it has traditionally excluded certain voices.
An introduction to the Untapped Leadership Framework and how it applies to you.
How to recognize overlooked aspects of your leadership and begin harnessing them.
Practical steps for aligning your leadership with your values and experiences.
By the end of this module, you will have a clearer sense of how your personal history and identity shape your leadership potential, and how you can begin to unlock and amplify your untapped capacity as a leader.
Framing Untapped Leadership
Overview: This segment introduces the purpose of exploring untapped leadership and frames the discussion by highlighting the historical exclusion in leadership development. We must uncover overlooked leadership aspects and contextualize them within personal experiences.
Key Takeaways:
Untapped Leadership addresses overlooked leadership qualities, often linked to marginalized identities.
Leadership frameworks have historically been exclusionary, often ignoring the diverse experiences of underrepresented groups.
Building new connections and recognizing the shared journey of leadership across different sectors is important.
Call to Action: Reflect on what aspects of your leadership have been overlooked, and consider how you can better connect with others in this shared journey of uncovering untapped leadership.
01.
The Untapped Leadership Framework
Overview: This section provides a brief historical context of leadership development, from the "Great Man Theory" to situational theories, showing how these frameworks have evolved but still exclude many voices.
Key Takeaways:
Leadership theories began with "Great Man Theory" in the 19th century, focusing on inherent traits such as charisma and intelligence.
Behavioral theories later emerged, but leadership studies still centered around predominantly white male figures in positions of power.
Situational theories developed in the 20th century emphasized the importance of context but still left out marginalized perspectives.
Call to Action: Question the existing leadership frameworks you encounter and think about how they might be limiting in scope. How can your experiences offer a broader, more inclusive view of leadership?
02.
Envisioning Your Future
Overview: This video introduces the Untapped Leadership Framework, which emphasizes the importance of contextual agility in leadership by considering the interplay between past experiences, future goals, and systemic realities.
Key Takeaways:
Leadership requires contextual agility, an understanding of how personal past experiences, future visions, and systemic factors interact.
Historically underrepresented professionals face unique leadership challenges that mainstream frameworks often ignore.
The Untapped Leadership Framework encourages leaders to assess the risks and opportunities in their environments while staying grounded in self-awareness.
Call to Action: Reflect on how your personal experiences and the systems you work within shape your leadership approach. What untapped capacities can you leverage to navigate these challenges?
03.
Leveraging Your Past
Overview: This video focuses on how your unique past experiences can inform your leadership approach and broaden or limit your vision for the future.
Key Takeaways:
Your life experiences offer unique knowledge that can guide your leadership decisions.
Your past can both expand and restrict your ability to envision future success.
Reflecting on past experiences helps identify untapped leadership potential.
Call to Action: Identify a key lesson from your past that you can apply to a current leadership challenge. Consider how your past shapes your future vision and leadership style.
04.
Understanding The System
Overview: This section explores the importance of understanding how organizational and societal systems impact your leadership and the outcomes you seek to achieve.
Key Takeaways:
Historical and systemic factors within your organization or industry influence your current leadership reality.
Power dynamics play a crucial role in shaping your leadership opportunities.
Broader societal factors, such as race and gender norms, may affect how you navigate leadership challenges.
Call to Action: Map out the power dynamics in your current organization or environment, and assess how they might affect your leadership decisions and goals
05.
Understanding Yourself
Overview: This video highlights the importance of self-awareness in leadership by identifying strengths, acknowledging fears, and recognizing untapped potential.
Key Takeaways:
Your leadership strengths can be pivotal in influencing the outcomes you desire.
Acknowledging your fears allows you to confront obstacles that might be hindering your progress.
Reflecting on untapped capacities helps you harness new sources of power and potential.
Call to Action: Identify one of your leadership strengths and one fear, and reflect on how they influence your current leadership situation. Consider how you can tap into unused potential.
06.
Taking Action
Overview: This final video emphasizes the importance of synthesizing reflections and taking concrete steps to move forward with your leadership goals.
Key Takeaways:
Reflection is essential, but action is what drives leadership forward.
Focus on implementing the most impactful steps based on your insights from the previous videos.
Continued dialogue with peers and colleagues can help sustain progress.
Call to Action: Write down 1-2 specific action steps you will take based on your reflections. Commit to engaging with others to help hold you accountable to your goals.