Leadership Part II: Effective Application

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LeadershipPart II Effective Application
Kelvin K. Droegemeier University of
Oklahoma NCAR Undergraduate Leadership
Workshop 18 June 2007
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Some of Todays Leadership Challenges

• Global climate change
• Energy security
• Proliferation of nuclear weapons (e.g., North
  Korea and Iran)
• Consequences of major natural disasters (e.g.,
  Katrina) and preparing for future ones
• Personal security in public places (Virginia Tech
  massacre)
• Others

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Were Going to Get Our Hands Dirty in Addressing
One of These!
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The Gerzon Model

• Demagogues
• Rely on fear, threat, intimidation
• Turn opponents into scapegoats
• Use lies and propaganda to dehumanize their
  opponents
• Resort to violence to dominate or destroy
  opponent
• Operate at low levels of morality
• Lack compassion or conscience
• See only their side and rely on ideology, not
  experience
• Manipulate by distorting the truth
• Examples
• Kim Jong Il, Osama bin Laden, Saddam Hussein

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The Gerzon Model

• Managers
• Concerned with self-interest of their own
  group/cause and disregard the views of others
• Cannot or will not deal with issues that cross
  boundaries
• Avoid, downplay, deny, or are paralyzed by
  conflict
• Productive only on home turf and define
  themselves by it
• Do not think systemically
• Examples
• Several movie stars and musicians, political
  activists, government officials (e.g., Katrina)

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The Gerzon Model

• Mediators
• Advocates for the entire community
• Sees the big picture
• Is teachable and desires to learn
• Crosses conceptual, professional and
  institutional boundaries and thus builds trust
• Turns conflict into a positive force for
  achieving communal ends
• Examples
• Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King

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The Mediator Toolbox

• Integral Vision see all sides
• Systems Thinking see how it all fits together
• Presence involve your entire being (mental,
  emotional, spiritual)
• Inquiry ask useful questions for the right
  reason
• Conscious Conversation Guide discussion
• Dialog Encourage to build trust and
  understanding
• Bridging Induce people to change behavior
• Innovation New options for resolution

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Lets Pick a Challenge and Break into 3 Gerzon
Groups!

• Global climate change
• Energy security
• Proliferation of nuclear weapons (e.g., North
  Korea and Iran)
• Consequences of major natural disasters (e.g.,
  Katrina) and preparing for future ones
• Personal security in public places (Virginia Tech
  massacre)
• Others

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Initial Points Before We Break Into Groups

• Why is this a challenge?
• What are the fundamental issues?
• What are the competing views?